Southern Moravia relaxing

Southern Moravia RELAXING

S o u t h e r h M o r a v i a To u r i s t R e g i o n

Welcome to The Southern Moravia Untouched nature, wonderful country fresh air and

families, individuals or groups, eager for adventure,

sweetly shining sun are as if made for happy holidays.

treats for mind and body or cultural and social life.

The Southern Moravia is on top of that one of the

Treat yourself and come to spend a few days in the

healthiest regions in the Czech Republic having a

region in the heart of Europe, in the land of gently

good reputation as a family region, where everybody

undulating hills, picturesque vineyards and excellent

can find what they are looking for. The wide offer

wines, fruit orchards and historical monuments.

will meet everybody’s tastes and expectations – for

So see you soon!

Contents Welcome to The Southern Moravia

page 2–3

Wonderful relaxation on two wheels

page 4–9

Dry roads and good walking shoes

page 10–13

The magic of Moravian wine

page 14–17

For the small and the big swimmers

page 18–21

It’s just not it without sport

page 22–25

Forest, water and hunting

page 26–27

Romantic holidays in the country

page 28–29

Let them pamper you

page 30–31

Cultural treasures and living customs

page 32–35

The best of The Southern Moravia

page 36–37

The Southern Moravia – land of magnificent flavours, scents and experiences to discover throughout the whole year Spring

Autumn

Time of Easter, time of new scents, fresh green grass

Dazzling scents of freshly harvested grapes and

and fragile flowers. Spring in The Southern Moravia

ripened fruit intermingle in the air. Old wooden barrels

boasts of colours; has the creamy touch of snowdrops,

in the wine cellars are being filled with wine, The

golden tones of perfumed honey and bright colours of

Southern Moravia dresses itself into the fire colours of

the first pasque flowers. It is time to get out, spread

autumn. It is a time of grape gathering, a time of long

your wings and fly…

walks and flying kites…

Summer

Winter

Long summers full of sun are made up of moments

The times of Advent and Christmas markets, silver

of irresistible flavours and scents. Summer in The

stars and green mistletoe. On frosty days in The

Southern Moravia is not only the time of colourful

Southern Moravia you won’t be able to resist the

folklore celebrations, castle concerts and summer

temptation of the radiant young wine perfumed by

festivals, but also the time of cycling trips, horse-riding

the sun, you will catch the distant scent of roasted

and enjoyable lazing around under the umbrellas of

chestnuts and experience moments of incredible

renowned coffee shops…

serenity relaxing in harmony with nature… www.jizni-morava.cz

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Brno and environs

Moravian Karst and environs

The second biggest city in the Czech Republic and

Many kilometres of marked tourist routes, deep

at the same time the business and social centre of

forests, flowering meadows and rocky valleys,

the Southern Moravian region offers local as well

ponds and ironworks, ancient castles, charming

as foreign visitors a plentiful range of cultural and

chateaux with more than a thousand caves – this

social events, trade fairs and exhibitions, theatres,

is the Moravian Karst, lying only 20 km from Brno.

museums, cinemas and shopping centres including

The pleasant and unspoilt environment is ideal for

quality supplementary services. The uniqueness of

relaxation and sports in the open countryside – hiking

the region is the perfect blend of all possibilities the

and cross-country skiing, cycling and horse riding.

city offers with a number of tourist destinations in its

Inviting you for a visit are four legendary caves, where

environs, which is a paradise for all lovers of nature,

you can admire the fragile beauty of the underground

cycling and hiking trips. Families with children will

world, take a walk on the bottom of the Macocha

appreciate the sightseeing boat trips on the Brno dam,

Abyss and on the boats you will sail through the dark

zoo or some of the charming children’s playgrounds.

water of the subterranean Punkva river. After the trip

Only a few kilometres from Brno you can also find

you can choose from various other specialities in

the Austerlitz Battlefield, where the French Emperor

this region – fishing, swimming in indoor as well as

Napoleon Bonaparte in 1805 achieved one of the

outdoor swimming pools, rides in carriages, cable car

most famous victories in history.

or eco-train.

Visiting-Card of The Southern Moravian Region

Pálava and Lednice-Valtice area In

the

charming

land

of

historical

chateaux,

colonnades, sculptures and forest temples you

Where does it lie?

In the south-eastern part of the Czech Republic by the border with Austria and Slovakia

Area

7,066 km2

swamp forest in Europe, but also two places listed

Population

1.1 million

Landscape, the largest composed landscape in the

Regional capitol

Brno (the second biggest city in the Czech Republic)

Other important towns

Blansko, Břeclav, Hodonín, Vyškov, Znojmo

will not only find the biggest remaining preserved in the UNESCO index – The Lednice-Valtice Cultural world, and the Pálava biosphere reserve. Just from

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Pálava the visitors can admire the breathtaking view over the oasis of relaxation with neatly arranged vineyards and beautiful villages and country-towns.

Moravian Karst and environs

Brno and environs

Re g i o n Z n o j mo a n d Po d y j í

Slovác ko Pálava and Lednice-Valtice area

Here all fun and entertainment are taken care of: trips, extensive network of cyclo-routes, surfaces of the large Nové Mlýny dams entice all windsurfers, yachters and of course fishermen; but you can also

handicrafts. Hundreds of kilometres of marked tourist

cruise on pedal boats, or just swim and relax, play

trails attract visitors to meet the summer world of the

footballtennis, tennis or mini-golf. So that nobody gets

mountains. Families with children will appreciate the

bored on the holidays this region has on top of that a

zoo, open-air-museum with a rich folklore programme

number of indoor and outdoor swimming pools, you

and observation flights, during which they will see The

can go horse-riding, play squash or enjoy the magic

Southern Moravia lying wide open.

of paragliding. Even children will enjoy themselves, as waiting for them is an amusement park, inflatable castle or the boat trips on the Dyje river.

Region Znojmo and Podyjí The sunny and fertile lowlands, fruit orchards, Podyjí

Slovácko

National Park and several castles and chateaux – this is just a small selection from the enticing possibilities,

The region on the border with Austria and Slovakia

which this region on the border with Austria offers. The

is the best elixir for all admirers of the sun and

beautiful countryside invites you to enjoy all kinds of

relaxation – in this undulating land of vineyards and

activities. You can for example admire the charms of

spas your body and spirit will be revitalised. But it also

the smallest and youngest National Park in the Czech

is a region of contrasts – stretching to the north are

Republic, called Podyjí, with a dense network of

deep leafy forests of the Ždánický les and the Chřiby

marked tourist trails and cyclo-routes, go out for trips

mountain ranges, south of this area is bordered by the

by foot or by bike, visit the museum of horrors, a castle

White Carpathiens mountain range. Between them in

zoo or the unique collection of stuffed animals in the

the wide valley full of green meadows and charming

Bítov castle, listed in the Guinness Book of Records.

swamp forest the Morava river creates magnificent

During summer months all admirers of water and the

meanders. Someone may be charmed by the boat

sun are drawn like a magnet by the Vranov dam, the

trip on the Bata Canal, someone else by the trip

elder visitors can go on a unique wandering journey

to the charms of the UNESCO biosphere reserve

following the footsteps of wine through famous

White Carpathiens or the magic world of folk songs,

vineyards and picturesque wine cellars, topped by the

folk costumes, dances, celebrations and traditional

yearly Znojmo Historical Vintage Festival.

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Wonderful relaxation on two wheels No matter if you travel alone, with a group of friends,

circuits through individual wine-growing areas of

with children or as a couple, you certainly should

The Southern Moravia, which will satisfy not only

not forget to take a bicycle with you. Awaiting you

fans of fast riding on straight roads, but also lovers

is a land, which was perhaps made for cyclists and

of historical monuments and more difficult cycling

no wonder that especially in the lowlands of The

terrain. Cycling trips can of course be made more

Southern Moravia the bicycle is up to the present

interesting by visiting numerous historical highlights,

day the most common and most popular means of

look-outs, caves, forest spring fountains, technical

transport. The pleasure from riding on two wheels

monuments and educational paths. Especially

is enhanced by the dense network of regional cyclo-

families with children will appreciate a lot of

routes including the unique and extremely popular

opportunities for summer swimming.

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Wonderful relaxation on two wheels

Moravian Karst Circuit It took nature a very long time to prepare all the surprises on this route for you – stalactite formations in caves, deep abyss as well as white limestone rocks. If you are visiting the Moravian Karst for the first time, you will be really surprised. And if you have already seen theses places, then you know why you are coming back again.

Route length: 23 km Route difficulty level: semi-difficult, several climbs Starting point: Skalní Mlýn (Rocky Mill) Other suitable starting points: Sloup, Ostrov u Macochy, Blansko From Skalní mlýn (Rocky Mill) we go on the small road following the red tourist mark (and at the same time the long-distance cyclo-route No 5, called Amber Path) to Pustý žleb; the educational path Macocha partially joins our way. We reach The Punkva caves, pass the bottom station of the cable-car and we continue through a long valley to Sloup. We can stop and go to visit other caves – Sloupsko-šošůvské – and we continue along the red mark and at the same time cyclo-route No 5075 around the church up to a steep hill, through Šošůvka and then through the meadows following the cyclo-route No 5078 to Holštejn. We can make a short turn-off to the local castle ruins and then we continue to Ostrov u Macochy. The Amber Path once again joins us for several kilometres. We can stop at the Balcarka cave and by the stone wind-mill. We continue on the road through Suchý žleb (cyclo-route No 5082) towards Vilémovice and Jedovnice and following the direction signs we go to Macocha. On the road we go back to Suchý žleb and go down the hill as far as Skalní mlýn (Rocky Mill); on the way we can see the rocky Čertův most (Devil’s Bridge) and visit Kateřinská cave.

Central Information Service Skalní Mlýn – www.cavemk.cz

Landscape preservation area Moravian Karst The whole countryside with valleys, abysses, subterranean rivers and more than a thousand cave labyrinths lures many visitors every year. Unbelievably beautiful underground world and surface karst formations are the work of a long development of nature, especially the ability of water to dissolve some minerals, above all limestone. Open to the public are the caves Punkva, Balcarka, Kateřinská and Sloupskošošůvské caves. The interest in the Punkva and Kateřinská cave exceeds visitors’ capacity especially in the summer season, it is necessary to make reservations in advance. The entrance point to the central area of Moravian Karst is in Skalní Mlýn (Rocky Mill), the electric eco-train takes visitors to the Punkva caves and the cable-car leads to the Macocha Abyss. www.cavemk.cz

Balcarka Cave in the rocky headland of the Balcar Rock stands out with its rich and many-faceted stalactite decoration. Findings of fireplaces and tools from the Old Stone Age prove that the first inhabitants lived in this area already in the ancient times.

Kateřinská cave

Macocha Circa 138 m deep abyss was created by the collapse of the cave dome ceiling. The subterranean river Punkva flows through this area, in the walls of the abyss are entrances into the caves. Two look-out bridges offer a view into the depth.

Valuable archaeological and palaeontological excavation site, discovery of skeletons of the cave bears. Sometimes held in the massive dome, 95 metres long and 44 metres wide, the biggest in the Moravian Karst, are classical as well as popular music concerts.

Sloupsko-šošůvské caves Extended labyrinth of the subterranean part of the Sloupský brook, almost 7,5 km long. The cave is made up of two storeys with a height difference of 70 metres, both storeys are connected by the deep abysses with a beautiful stalactite decoration. Part of the cave space serves for speleo-therapeutic treatment of children. A part of the cave complex is the tunnel cave Kůlna, world-famous archaeological site and at the same time the most signifi cant settlement of Neanderthal man. During the Second World War it was used as an underground factory for the manufacture of weapons.

Accomodation

The Punkva caves The most visited cave in the Moravian Karst. The sightseeing tour leads through the labyrinth of caves with beautiful stalactite decoration to the bottom of the Macocha Abyss and then on boats along the subterranean river Punkva to the Masaryk dome.

Hotel Stará škola ***

Hotel Skalní Mlýn ***

679 13 Sloup 30 Tel.: +420 516 435 483, 603 535 043 Fax: +420 516 435 383 e-mail: info@staraskola.cz www.staraskola.cz

Skalní mlýn 96, 678 01 Blansko Tel.: +420 516 418 113 Fax: +420 516 418 114 e-mail: smk@smk.cz www.smk.cz, www.skalnimlyn.cz

Cyclo-tourism

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Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape The magnificent trip will take you to the largest artistically composed landscape in the world, created by human hands with exceptional sensibility. During two hundred years a beautiful world was created, where free nature blends with parks and chateau gardens, ponds and rivers are supplemented by canals, and all that is crowned by two magnificent chateau residences and a number of smaller architectural buildings. The final element missing – is just you.

The Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape Garden of Europe covering an area of almost 200 km 2 between Břeclav, Lednice and Valtice was built by the powerful aristocratic family of Liechtenstein. In May 1997 the Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape was listed in the UNESCO World Index of Cultural and Natural Heritage.

Lednice The town was established around the medieval keep, in the 16 th century a chateau was built on its site, today being a pearl of romantic architecture, one of the most popular chateaux in the Czech Republic. Its current appearance it gained during the Neo Gothic reconstruction in mid 19 th century; the greenhouse dates back to the same period. Found in the chateau is an exhibition depicting the development of the gardens, hunting and game-keeping, the surrounding gardens and parks naturally blend into the swamp forest. It is possible to take a boat trip along the chateau Dyje from the chateau water works as far as the Minaret and Janohrad.

Route length: 39 km Route difficulty level: easy, prevailing flat profile Starting point: Lednice Other suitable starting points: Břeclav, Valtice, Sedlec

Valtice

From Lednice we go along the cyclo-route 5066 towards Podivín.

Behind the bridge over the river Stará Dyje we turn right to the Velké Pavlovice wine route, on the right hand side we pass the gardens of the Lednice chateau with the Minaret and we go to Janohrad. On the small bridge we again cross the Stará Dyje river and on the cyclo-route No 41 around the Hunting Lodge we go back to Lednice, where we join the cycloroute No 5045. We go on the dam between the Mlýnský and Prostřední (Middle) ponds and behind them we turn right towards the temple of Three Graces. We go up the asphalt road and go left to Nový dvůr. We can take a small turn-off (circa 3 km) to Apollo’s Temple and go the same way back.

We continue through the forest to the crossroads Ladenská alej, we pass the forest chapel of St. Hubert and Rendez-vous, go on through the lane called Ladenská alej and we go down to Valtice. Here we join the Mikulov wine-growing route (and at the same time cyclo-route No 411), which leads us to the colonnade at Rajstna. We turn right and around the customs office Valtice – Schrattenberg we go to the village of Úvaly and then between fields and vineyards as far as to Sedlec. On the village green we turn right and along the bank of the Nesyt pond. We follow the cyclo-route No 41 going back around Hraniční zámeček (Border chateau) through Hlohovec to Lednice. Behind the dam between the Hlohovecký and Prostřední (Middle) ponds we can have a look at the Rybniční zámeček (Fishpond chateau) on the right.

A town with an urban preservation zone and richly decorated baroque chateau, once the residence of the Liechtenstein noble family. Very popular are the yearly Valtice Wine Markets, found in Valtice are many wine shops and wine bars, the chateau houses the National winegrowing centre and national salon of wines of the Czech Republic. Situated on the square is the church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.

The local secondary agricultural school is the only one in the Czech Republic that has wine-growing specialisation.

Salets

Tourist Information Centre Lednice – www.lednice.cz Tourist Information Centre Valtice – www.radnice-valtice.cz

Accomodation

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Hotel Hraniční zámeček ****

Penzion Onyx ***

691 43 Hlohovec 16 Tel.: +420 519 354 354 Fax: +420 519 354 353 e-mail: hotel.dixi@cmail.cz www.dixi.cz

Nejdecká 176, 691 44 Lednice Tel.: +420 519 340 068, 519 340 535 Fax: +420 519 340 174 e-mail: onyx@made.cz www.onyx.made.cz

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• Minaret – romantic building in Moorish style from 1798–1802.

Sixty metre high tower with galleries serves as a look-out • Apollo’s Temple – built in 1818, with eight Doric columns and mythological scenes • Temple of Three Graces – Classicist colonnade from 1825, hall with a mosaic floor. A group of sculptures of the Ancient goddesses chiselled by M. Fischer from a single piece of stone

• Janohrad – Pseudo-Gothic imitation castle ruins from 1807–10, ornithological permanent exhibition and hunting exhibition • Nový dvůr (New Courtyard) – large Imperial-styled farmhouse from 1809–10, since the end of the 19th century they have been breeding riding horses, nearby race course • St. Hubert – open Neo Gothic chapel in the middle of the forest glade • Rendez-vous – also called Diana’s Temple, massive building in the shape of a Roman Victory Arch from 1810–12 • Colonnade at Rajstna – monumental Classicist building from 1811–17, decorated with figures form Ancient mythology. From the terrace there is a beautiful view over the Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape • Hraniční zámeček (Border Chateau) – Classicist building from 1826–27 standing on the historical border between Moravia and Lower Austria • Rybniční zámeček (Fishpond Chateau) – Imperial style chateau from 1814–17, established here in 1926 was the first biological research centre in Moravia

Wonderful relaxation on two wheels

To the secret of wine The Znojmo region, the biggest wine-growing region in the Czech Republic offers thanks to its size varied types of terrain and landscape, beautiful nature and a plentiful range of historical monuments. Vine has grown here already since the time of the old Romans – and the slightly undulating terrain, sunny lowlands and straight roads between vineyards are as if made for beautiful cycling trips.

Route length: 53 km Route difficulty level: easy, prevailing asphalt roads Starting point: Znojmo From Znojmo we go on the road to Oblekovice, where we turn left towards Jaroslavice and go through Načeratice, Derflice and Strachotice to Slup. Behind Slup we turn left towards Oleksovičky, before the bridge across the canal we turn right, we cross another bridge and we continue directly past the houses and we turn right. After a few hundreds of metres the route leads us to the bank of the Jaroslavice fishpond. Along its banks we continue to Jaroslavice. We head towards Znojmo and behind the wine-growing company of Znovín we turn left onto the cyclo-tourist route No 5007. Around the Kočičí (Cat), Ovčí (Sheep) and Vinný (Wine) hills we go to Dyjákovičky and Chvalovice. Here we turn left and immediately right on the road towards Šatov. Before the church we turn right on the road to Havraníky, in Nový Šaldorf by the chapel we turn left and after Sedlešovice after crossing the bridge over the Dyje river we turn left and around the Louka monastery we return back to Znojmo.

Tourist Information Centre Znojmo – www.znojmocity.cz

Znojmo

Šatov

One of the oldest Czech towns and at the same time the wine-growing centre with an excellent reputation and tradition. The historical town centre surrounded by fragments of the medieval fortification wall is full of zigzagging streets, romantic views and stylish nooks. Famous history of the royal town is commemorated in Znojmo every year in mid September by the grandiose celebration of Znojmo historical vintage festival. Tens of thousands of visitors are taken back to the atmosphere of peaceful May days of the year 1327, when King John of Luxembourg arrived with his large retinue to this medieval town to confirm the historical privileges of Znojmo.

• Urban preservation zone • Znojmo castle and chateau with • Unique, partially accessible a permanent exhibition depictunderground with a 30 km long ing the history of Znojmo and the several storey labyrinth of corregion ridors and cellars dating back to • Premonstraterain monastery in the 13th–17th centuries Louka – wine cellars, museum • Romanesque rotunda of the of coopery and wine-growing, Virgin Mary and St. Catherine Art Gallery, congress centre with unique frescoes

Wine-growing village is the seat of Znovín Znojmo, the biggest wineproducing company in the Znojmo region, which for many years has been preparing a Wine-growing Tourist Programme – tours through the wine cellars and vineyards at the various places of the Znojmo region, accomplished by tasting wine from the Znojmo wine-growing region. Besides many little streets with wine cellars found in Šatov also is the Painted Wine Cellar with paintings by the one-handed painter on sandstone walls and an accessible infantry log-cabin, a part of the Czechoslovakian fortifi cation from 1936–38.

Slup Wine-growing village with a unique technical monument, Renaissance water mill from the 16th century with functional grinding plant, four water wheels, canal and exhibition depicting the development of milling techniques.

Hnanice According to the legend in the Hnanice forest once lived a devout hermit Daníž, famous for his healing abilities. The spring, which was gushing nearby his hut, got the name Daníž’s spring and later a chapel was built on top of it. Already since the 13th century pilgrims from the whole of Europe have been coming to the miraculous and healing spring in the chapel of St. Wolfgang. The original modest church was too small and so between 1483–1487 a three-nave church was built, today it is partially Gothic and partially Baroque.

Accomodation

Hotel U Divadla **

Penzion Devět Mlýnů **

náměstí Republiky 16 669 02 Znojmo Tel.: +420 515 224 516 Fax: +420 515 223 521

671 81 Hnanice Tel.: +420 515 232 556, 515 232 719 Fax: +420 515 232 556 e-mail: vinohrad@penzion-hnanice.cz www.penzion-hnanice.cz

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Through the countryside of the Battle of Three Emperors On the 2nd December 1805 on the hillocks and in the valleys east of Brno one of the most significant events of European history of the 19th century and at the same time one of the most famous battles of the Napoleonic wars took place – the Battle of Austerlitz. The battleground rightfully belongs among the most attractive tourist localities of The Southern Moravia and due to its extraordinary significance was declared to be a protected historical zone in 1992. Every year at the beginning of December pious and commemorative events together with mock-battles take place at various locations starting from Austerlitz (Slavkov), through to the Peace Memorial Mohyla míru and up to Santon, Žuráň and Šlapanice.

Austerlitz battlefield

Route length: 40 km Route difficulty level: easy to semi-difficult Starting point: Šlapanice Marking: on the marked cyclo-routes, specific marking within the Austerlitz Battlefield From Šlapanice square we turn right around the church and climb up the Žuráň knoll (last 50 m leads on the path through the fields). From Žuráň we go down to the main road No 430 and we follow it to the right to the motorest Rohlenka, where we turn left under the hillock of Santon (this stretch 2,5 km long leads on a very busy road). From Santon we go down to Tvarožná and then we go back to the main road towards Blažovice. We cross the main road, pass through Blažovice and we continue towards Zbýšov to the crossroads by the chapel, where we turn left to the cycloroute No 5097, which we follow to Křenovice. Here we leave the cycloroute and cross the railway continuing on the straight road to Slavkov, where we go to the square under the chateau. In Slavkov we again join the cyclo-route No 5097 and we follow it through Vážany and Hrušky back to Křenovice, and through the crossing, which we already know, we continue to Prace. Here we turn left following the direction sign and we slightly rise to the Mohyla míru (Peace Memorial). From here we go down to the other side of Prace hillock to Sokolnice and around the pheasantry through Kobylnice we return back to Šlapanice. Along the way we will see several stations of the Educational path “Battle of Three Emperors”, but to visit all the 29 stations would take at least two days.

Information Regional Centre AUSTERLITZ – www.slavkov.cz www.austerlitz2005.cz, www.austerlitz2005.com

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Every year hundreds and thousands of admirers of war history come to the place where on the 2nd December 1805 one of the biggest battles of the Napoleonic wars took place – the Battle of Austerlitz. Due to the fact that leading their armies personally were the French Emperor Napoleon I., the Russian Czar Alexander and the Austrian Emperor Franz II., the battle is also called “The Battle of the Three Emperors”. Up until the battles of Borodino and then of Leipzig the Austerlitz massacre was by sheer soldier power of 160,000 and number dead and wounded the bloodiest and biggest conflict of the Napoleonic wars.

The battle of Austerlitz really was one of Napoleon’s biggest victories, although he was weaker in number, he succeeded in conquering the Allied Armies thanks to masterful tactics and strategy.

Peace Memorial (Mohyla míru) Stone Art Nouveau structure, standing for almost a hundred years on the highest point of Prace knoll, in the place of the crucial fight of the Battle of Austerlitz. The memorial was built as a timeless memento to victims of all wars. The exposition in the nearby museum depicts the course of the battle and military equipment of the period.

Santon

Žuráň

The hillock west of Tvarožná was the French artillery base. The hillock was before the battle altered and surrounded by three belts of trenches for infantry. The alterations of the terrain also destroyed the original chapel. Today’s Chapel of the Virgin Mary of the Snow dates back to 1832.

The knoll situated between Šlapanice and Podolí, one of the most famous and at the same time most historically valuable localities of the Austerlitz battleground. From here Emperor Napoleon saw the legendary sun of Austerlitz, “le soleil d´Austerlitz”. The plaque with a map shows the positions of the individual armies before the decisive battle.

Slavkov

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Penzion U Kalábů ***

Penzion Radost **

Olšany 11, 683 01 Rousínov Tel.: +420 517 374 148, 517 374 196 Fax: +420 517 374 196

Smetanova 542 684 01 Slavkov u Brna Tel.: +420 544 221 486, 737 904 095 Fax: +420 544 221 486

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the town’s name in the German language is Austerlitz, which is known all over the world. On the 6 th December 1805 the Peace Treaty between France and Austria was signed in the Slavkov chateau. The Baroque chateau with a large park in the style of French Baroque gardens today houses a permanent Napoleonic Exposition. Synagogue, Jewish cemetery, golf course, riding school, sport shooting range.

Wonderful relaxation on two wheels

Moravian wine-growing routes From the fresh green spring through dazzling summer days full of sunshine as far as the late golden autumn you can admire nature, monuments, highlights and old traditions of The Southern Moravia. Waiting for the small and the big cyclists are ten wine-growing regions, ten tourist circuits and a total of more than a thousand kilometres of well marked cycling routes. If you want to take just a short trip to an interesting destination or if you go on a two-week journey – is up to you. Favourable climate and affordable tourist services will guarantee a pleasant stay throughout the whole year.

The remarkable project of the wine-growing routes is a common project of the wine-growing villages of The Southern Moravia and the Partnerství Foundation. Wine-growing routes differ from the common cycling routes not only by the more dense marking but also in the way they are led through the countryside. They do not lead straight, but zigzag through the countryside and link the places of significance and charm from the point of view of the wine-growing region introduction. Routes usually lead on quiet roads, somewhere on dirt or forest roads, they are passable even after rain and you can ride on them on mountain bikes as well as standard road bicycles and you don’t need to worry about any steeper climbs or declines.

On the special maps issued for every wine-growing route, you will find enough information about lengths of individual routes, their altitude profiles and surface conditions. Marking of all routes can be easily recognised from the common logo in the colours of individual routes and yellow metal plates. Interesting points and services in the vicinity of the routes you can find on the information signs with pictographs, besides them in all villages on wine-growing routes you can find a board with a general map. www.stezky.cz www.vinarske-obce.cz

Moravian wine route Real lovers of cyclo-tourism can take each of the circuits on the Moravian wine-growing routes separately and visit the most beautiful vineyards, streets with wine cellars and monuments of vine fertile The Southern Moravia.

But if you want to see really the best from every region, get on the red-marked Moravian wine route.

It is 242 km long, leading up to the slopes of the White Carpathiens in the east as far as the Podyjí National Park in the west and links all ten regional circuits.

Superlatives of the Moravian Wine-growing Routes • The longest Znojmo wine-growing route (163 km); leads cyclists also to Šobes, according to the experts one of ten best quality wine-growing localities in Europe • The youngest one is the Brno wine-growing route, marked in summer 2003 • Two shortest routes lead through the smallest wine-growing regions of Moravia. 24 km long circuit will lead you through the Bzenec region, 60 km long route leads through the Mutěnice region • Leading into the southernmost part of Moravia is the 113 km long wine-growing route Podluží

• The largest wine-growing village in the Czech Republic, Velké Bílovice with more than a thousand wine-growers, lies on the 109 km long Velká Pavlovice route • Leading to the easternmost point is the 74 km long Uherské Hradiště wine-growing route, which partially lies in the South Moravian region, partially in the Zlín region • The northernmost is the 84 km long Kyjov wine-growing route, at the same time it lies on the very border of vine-growing

• The most UNESCO monuments can be found on the 82 km long Mikulov wine-growing route. Visit the biosphere reserve Pálava and the Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape, the largest composed area in the world • The most beautiful village in The Southern Moravia lies on the 101 km Strážnice wine-growing route. Hroznová Lhota is the winner of the competition “Village of the Year in South Moravian Region” in 2001, in 2002 the nearby village Blatnice won the same competition

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The joy of spending the day together in fresh air, plenty

as well as climbing on the hills and wandering around

of healthy outdoor exercise and lots of interesting

in deep forests for the more demanding. Awaiting

experiences – The Southern Moravia offers all this

attentive tourists are educational paths, look-outs,

and much more to everybody who wanders through

rock faces of Pálava, deeply engraved meanders

the countryside by foot. Never mind if you go quickly

of the bordering river Dyje, dark karst glens in the

or slowly, if you travel with children, as a couple or with

Moravian Karst and lots of other remarkable places,

a group of friends, you can choose from a palette of

where you just cannot get to any other way except by

various routes and destinations, exactly according to

foot. And along the way you will of course find many

your taste and mood. We can offer you peaceful strolls

ponds for swimming, children’s playgrounds and other

around medieval towns through castles and chateaux

places of interest for the small and the big.

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From Ivančice to the Heavenly Rose Wandering between orchards and vineyards in the Jihlava river valley is as if made for relaxation for body and mind. On top of that you will get to know the town, where the world famous painter was born, visit one of the most beautiful towns in The Southern Moravia with the romantic ruins of a medieval monastery and finally you can also taste the local excellent wines, especially Frankovka, Zweigeltrebe or Blue Portugal.

Route length: 20 km Terrain: undulating, in some sections short steep climbs Starting point: Moravské Bránice Other suitable starting points: Ivančice, Dolní Kounice Starting from the railway station in Moravské Bránice we follow the red tourist mark going up hill towards Ivančice. We go along the vineyards and between fields, through the forest and then we go down to the valley to the Střibský Mill, originally a Renaissance building from the 16th century. Behind the mill we turn right following the mark and between holiday houses we rise up to a small stone look-out, which offers a breathtaking view over Ivančice, the opposite forest on the Rena hillock and the Jihlava river valley.

From the look-out we go on directly to Ivančice. After we look at the town we go back to the red mark, cross the river and through a park with an open-air theatre and another small look-out we go up to the Rena hillock; on the rocky headland on the left hand side from the road once existed a fortified settlement, remaining today are randomly placed mounds and shallow moats. We follow the mark as far as the Ivančice railway viaduct; the torso of the older bridge on the opposite side of the valley is a reminder of the older viaduct built between 1868–1870, on which construction allegedly participated the famous constructor A. G. Eiffel. We go down under the bridge and along the river we reach Nové Bránice.

The mark turns left, but we continue straight to Dolní Kounice to the ruins of the monastery Rosa Coeli, Heavenly Rose, and after looking around the town we go back on the opposite bank along the road to Moravské Bránice, where the red mark takes us safely back to the railway station.

Cultural and information centre Dolní Kounice – www.dolnikounice.cz Cultural and information centre Ivančice – www.muiv.cz

Ivančice The town, where Alfons Mucha was born, one of the most signifi cant Art Nouveau painters; in Mucha’s House on the square is a memorial to this artist and a permanent exhibition. Dominating the town is a Gothic church with a Renaissance tower, located in the Palace of the Lords of Lipá from the beginning of the 17th century is the town hall. The synagogue and Jewish cemetery, one of the oldest in the Czech Republic, commemorates the former Jewish community. In Ivančic asparagus used to be grown; these traditions come alive every year in May during the popular Asparagus Festival.

Dolní Kounice A picturesque town with a number of interesting architectural sights. The Way of the Cross will lead you to a Baroque pilgrimage chapel, standing proudly above the town is a Renaissance chateau and situated below are the ruins of the Gothic monastery Rosa Coeli, remaining from the monumental complex is only the partially collapsed church of the Virgin Mary. Dolní Kounice is also a significant wine-growing town; grown here are one of the best blue varieties in Moravia.

To the Hardegg Look-Out There is no need to promote the Podyjí National Park; many people know that the trails above the meandering Dyje river are one of the biggest tourist attractions in the Czech Republic. On top of that the fresh air, beautiful countryside and waiting at the end is a fairytale castle… Don’t hesitate.

Route length: 8 km Terrain: flat, not difficult Starting point: Čížov Starting from the parking lot before Čížov we go through the village, where we join the blue tourist mark.

We can visit the Visitors’ Centre of the Podyjí National Park, have a look at a small exhibition and then we head on the asphalt road towards the state border. Especially if you travel with children, you should certainly accept an offer for a ride in a carriage or riding a horse.

Before the road starts to drop steeply into the Dyje river valley, we turn right and after circa 500 metres we reach a small arbour above the river.

This is the Hardegg look-out, which offers a breathtaking view over the smallest Austrian town Hardegg with the castle of the same name. Found in its interior is a museum exhibition of the Mexican Emperor Maxmilian Habsburg, executed in 1867, and the collections of Art of the Old American Nations – Mayans, Aztecs and Incas.

Visitors’ Centre of the Podyjí National Park – www.nppodyji.cz

Čížov The bordering village and also the border crossing for cyclists and pedestrians. Found in the village is the Visitors’ Centre of the Podyjí National Park with a permanent exhibition of the protected area. Remains of the socalled Iron Curtain commemorate the times when the Znojmo region was the “border of peace and socialism” and the local monument and countryside were kept secret from tourists.

Podyjí The youngest and the smallest national park in the Czech Republic stretches from Znojmo as far Vranov nad Dyjí and its main feature is the bordering river Dyje. It is not suitable for boating, however, it is absolutely fantastic for fi shermen and those who want to enjoy its magic and grace. The most beautiful is the middle part of the flow between Podhradí and Znojmo, where it created a deep romantic valley with countless meanders. The western part of the valley is flooded by the water of the thirty kilometres long lake of the Vranov dam, the eastern part belongs to Podyjí National Park. The variety of the nature environment and extraordinary abundance of fauna and flora species is in respect to such a small area absolutely unique.

Accomodation

Penzion Princ ***

Penzion Na Vyhlídce

Jana Fibicha 12, 664 91 Ivančice Tel.: +420 546 452 630 Fax: +420 546 451 494

Lukov 26, 669 02 Znojmo Tel.: +420 515 236 059, 737 679 229 sweb.cz/penzionnavyhlidce

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Monuments of the Jewish town in Boskovice In this charming country-town with a preservation zone we can admire many sights – Imperial-styled chateau, Gothic castle ruins, beautiful square as well as “Western town”. Found here is also the old Jewish quarter, or – so-called – ghetto, which is one of the best preserved monuments of Jewish culture not only in The Southern Moravia but also in the entire Czech Republic. On top of that out of all the Jewish communities in Moravia only Boskovice and Holešov were considered to be a separate municipality – “town within a town”.

Route length: 1,5 km Number of stations: 27 Time: one to two hours Starting point: Boskovice, Hradní street Jewish communities have been living in The Southern Moravia for many centuries, leaving behind lasting footprints. Their rich history was ended by the Second World War. Some monuments have remained up to the present day – and just the old Jewish quarter with a synagogue, spa and cemetery is one of the most interesting places in Boskovice. The first mention about the Boskovice Jews dates back to the 1st half of the 13th century, although the enclosed Jewish town (ghetto) was established only in 1727. Two and later three gates and several chains used to separate it from the rest of the town. Architecturally limited space of the Jewish ghetto with circa a hundred houses caused many tragedies: the quarter was several times afflicted by extensive fires, at the beginning of the 18th century its population badly suffered from the plague epidemic. Despite this in mid 19 th century in Boskovice lived more than two thousand Jews, which represented a third of the town population. Just as other Jews from surrounding areas also the local people were dragged into the concentration camps in 1942, only 14 people came back.

The educational path leads through the entire Jewish ghetto. Besides almost eighty houses you can see a fountain, shops, historical gate as well as a synagogue, which houses a Jewish museum. The former ghetto is protected as a unique urban complex.

Town Information Centre Boskovice – www.boskovice.cz

Wine-growing educational route Valtice Town with a beautiful Baroque chateau, place of the yearly Valtice Wine Markets, the seat of the National wine-growing centre and National salon of wines, a number of wine bars and wine shops… Where else would we find an educational wine-growing route other than in Valtice, the town decorated and perfumed by wine?

Route length: 5 km Number of stations: 19 Time: two to three hours, for people on foot as well as cyclists; in the chateau park it is necessary to push the bikes Starting point: Valtice – square From the square, where we can find a map of the route and basic information about local wine-growing traditions, we go towards the chateau. We walk to the Chateau cellar, where we find detailed information about the oldest Valtice wine cellar from 1430, and we walk through the garden around the tennis courts and one of the four former Duke’s cellars.

Through the gate we get out between the fields and vineyards, we get on the asphalt road and we turn right. The following four stations will introduce us to what is going on in the vineyards during the individual seasons.

We take a short break in the middle of the vineyard by the Cross Wine Cellar, we will discover the history of wine-growing in the Czech Republic and admire the view over Valtice and environs. The route leads us steeply down and then a long climb follows to the highest point of the wine-growing route, which is the colonnade on Rajstna. The knoll offers a beautiful view to the north, towards nearby Pálava, swamp forests near Lednice, forests on the slopes of the Chřiby mountain range and White Carpathiens. Past the boards summarising the history of the Mikulov wine-growing region and Valtice we reach the road and we turn right. Approximately after 500 metres we turn right again to the dirt road and to the vineyards of the Secondary wine-growing school Valtice, where other information boards are found. Directly in the vineyard we can have a look at the examples of the individual varieties of vine, various types of cultivation and formation.

Along the vineyard, or on the road we continue towards Valtice, we pass around the building of the Secondary wine-growing school and through the little streets with wine cellars we wind back to the square.

Tourist Information Centre Valtice – www.radnice-valtice.cz

Accomodation Health Routes When you get tired and exhausted from the history, you can have a rest in the countryside. In Boskovice you have a choice of three tour circuits, three health routes.

Altogether they are almost twenty kilometres long and they meet in the centre point on the main square. Built along them are several resting-places and they will lead you for example to the charming arboretum with rich collections of wood species, to the romance of the Wild West to “Western town”, to the Gothic castle ruins or to the surrounding forests.

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Pension Zlatá Růže ***

Penzion Vinařský Dvůr ***

Třída kapitána Jaroše 3 680 01 Boskovice Tel.: +420 516 452 523 Fax: +420 516 454 556 e-mail: pension@velorex.com www.velorex.com/pension

Malá strana 198, 691 42 Valtice Tel.: +420 519 352 737, 519 352 425 Fax: +420 519 352 425 e-mail: vinarskydvur@quick.cz www.valtice.cz

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Health Route Brno – Lelekovice and Babí Lom Look-Out Believe it or not, in the environs of large towns you can find places where time has stood still – for example in the valley of the Ponávka river on the northern outskirts of Brno. Let’s go to discover long forgotten scents and colours. Tree bark, damp soil and the glitter of the water surface, as well as the never-ending movement of small creatures, these are experiences, which revitalise and brighten our lives.

Route length: 9,5 km Number of stations: 5 Time: two to four hours, for people on foot as well as cyclists, ideal for families with children Starting point: Brno – Mokrá hora, by the tennis courts The Health route leads mostly through the forest or on its edge and has only small altitude differences. The first route-station is by Mokrá Hora in a wide valley mead on the confluence of two brooks. On several places along the route we will come across the old railway embankment and remains of bridges, which are remnants of the old railway track from Brno to Tišnov. By the second route-station we can admire the sculpture gallery in nature, the third route-station will lead us to the former railway station.

On the spot where the road to Jehnice leaves our route, we can find a small deserted granodiorite quarry, the typical mineral of the Brno massif. We will also stop by a small lake, rich with small creatures including crayfish, and along the red tourist mark we reach Lelekovice. From here we head up towards Babí lom and from the look-out finally we can enjoy the view over The Southern Moravia from a bird’s eye view.

Slovácko lying open The way to the first – and so far the only – look-out in the White Carpathiens Protected landscape area leads through genuine and inimitable Slovácko. With a bit of luck you will see more than painted houses, because the local villages keep their unique atmosphere on special occasions as well as on ordinary days. So, welcome to Slovácko!

Route length: 15–19 km Terrain: semi-difficult, climb to the Travičná look-out Starting point: Strážnice From the square in Strážnice we follow the red tourist mark and the slightly rising dirt road will lead us to Tvarožná Lhota. Here we turn right, for about a kilometre we continue on a small road and then we leave it turning slightly right. For some time we slightly rise to the peak of Travičná (380 m). In the atrium of the look-out we can discover more about the countryside as well as history of the White Carpathiens, the exhibition also depicts the local folk traditions and available is also information about interesting sights in the vicinity, for example about the reconstructed wind mill in Kuželov.

The more than fi fty metre tall look-out offers a breathtaking view over Pálava, part of Austria, Ždánice Forest and Chřiby with the Buchlov castle as well as Vizovice Hills and Hostýn Hills. To Strážnice we can return either the same way or to take the longer way through the recreational resort Lučina. In the second case we follow down the Health Route with see-saws and monkey-bars (and at the same time the red mark) to the crossroads Pod Travičnou, in summer we can go swimming in the nearby natural water reservoir, and then we follow the blue mark through the Radějovka river valley back to Strážnice. In Radějov the blue mark turns off to the left; we continue straight on the marked Šumárnická Educational path, which will lead us back to Strážnice square.

Education and Information Centre Bílé Karpaty – www.bilekarpaty.cz

Strážnice

Babí lom (562 m above sea level) The rocky mountain ridge with forests and the highest look-out point in the environs of the Brno city, popular tourist destination. The look-out on the southern end of the ridge is almost fifty years old, during favourable weather conditions it is possible to see about a third of The Southern Moravia and a part of Austria. When the weather is really clear, we can also see the 200 km distant peaks of the Alps.

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The first mention dates back to 1086, when Strážnice was a rich market town, protected by a water castle. Remaining from the original fortification are two gateways, Veselská and Skalická. On the site of the castle today stands a Neo Renaissance chateau with a large English-styled park.

A unique permanent exhibition of folk music instruments in the chateau.

Another highlight is a complex with the Piarist buildings with a monastery and church. The former Jewish ghetto with ritual spa, synagogue and cemetery remind us of the significant Jewish community.

Strážnice is also a town of folklore and folk Art; every year on the last weekend in June the International folklore festival is held. The Open-air museum of Slovácko – Museum of the Village of the South-eastern Moravia with a rich cultural programme.

White Carpathiens

Hotel – restaurant Babí lom

Autocamp Lučina

664 31 Lelekovice 28 Tel.: +420 541 232 366, 776 766 91 Fax: +420 541 232 366 e-mail: info@hotelbabilom.cz www.hotelbabilom.tk

Tvarožní Lhota 5, 696 64 Kněždub Tel.: +420 518 337 525, 518 337 726 Fax: +420 518 337 525 e-mail: ro.lucina@worldonline.cz www.tvarozna-lhota.cz

Protected landscape area and a biosphere reserve, listed in the UNESCO Index. A typical picture of the White Carpathiens is a countryside of large meadows with scattered small fields, orchards and pastures, thanks to the leafy forests it resembles a huge English-styled park. The highest point of The Southern Moravia is Velká Javořina (970 m), since 1845 a traditional meeting place of Czechs and Slovaks. The White Carpathiens are covered by a dense network of cyclo-routes and tourist routes.

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Red and white, variety of flavours and scents, the

barns, where just as in the old days the wine is sold

clever hands of Moravian wine-growers and the

“under wicht”. Among popular destinations of the

mystical atmosphere of wine cellars – this is the

wine experts are wine-growing exhibitions, stylish

wonderful world of wine. After all vine already had

wine shops, historical wine cellars and legendary

its roots in The Southern Moravia during the time of

vineyards, for the really inquisitive visitors there are

Roman settlement, and it’s no wonder that the local

also specialised wine-growing programmes and

colour of the Southern Moravian country cannot be

instructive wine-tasting. After all – can you imagine

thought of without its picturesque streets with vine-

any better relaxation than a moment with a glass of

presses and wine cellars, many wine bars and wine

excellent wine? Well, there is no rush…

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Wine-growing events and programmes Wine-growing traditions of The Southern Moravia offer an array of wonderful flavours, scents and experiences, which you can discover throughout the whole year. At the turn of winter and spring, when the wine is already “matured”, you should visit one of the wine-tasting events, try the best wines of a particular wine-growing area and evaluate together with winegrowers, how last year’s yield turned out. From the early spring to the late autumn you can admire the colourful splendour of traditional village feast – for the occasion of the celebration of the patron of the village or the local church. On feast day, usually Saturday, the village is spick and span, the parade of the youth in folk costumes goes from one end of the village to the other, standing on the village green is the decorated May pole and loud celebrations go on all night, often to the next (...and next...) day.

However, among the most treasured moments in the wine-growing villages is the vintage, time, when the whole year’s effort of wine-growers reaches its peak at harvest time. The most famous and most popular vintage festivals are the Znojmo and Pálava vintage festivals. The historical parades go through the towns of Znojmo and Mikulov accompanied by clanging of the church bells and festive fanfares. The medieval handicraft markets and army camps fill up the town centres, music sounds from every nook and cranny and people dance and rejoice on the squares. The spectacular medieval splendour is crowned by knight jousting, groups of historical fencing, theatres, competitions for children and festive evening fireworks. But above all – the gates of the town’s wine cellars are opened and the local wine is tasted – not only the matured wine, but also new half-fermented wine.

Even if you missed the vintage festival you should still come, you will certainly find something according to your taste from the selection of tens and maybe hundreds of wine exhibitions, which are held throughout the whole year. Maybe you will be lucky and will take part in Wine Blessing, winter wine-growing celebration, held on St. Martin’s Day. On that day the wine-growers meet in the church, where the samples of wine are blessed; according to the traditions the wine-grower should then pour at least a few drops of blessed wine into each wine barrel in his cellar. St. Martin celebration is accompanied by wine-tasting, celebrating and a big banquet, crowned by the golden roasted Martin goose. Bon appetite!

Box office and information: • Znojmo vintage festival Tourist information centre Znojmo – www.znojmocity.cz • Pálava vintage festival Tourist information centre Mikulov – www.mikulov.cz

Wine-growing tourist programme Already for several years the wine-growing tourist programme has been enticing lovers of wine and travel to one of the most famous wine-growing regions in the Czech Republic. The Znojmo region, a charming nook of The Southern Moravia, has really a lot to offer. Nevertheless it is not only about delicious and perfumed wines, awarded by a number of prestige local and international prizes. The wine-growing programme will lead the visitors to such interesting and attractive places, as for example the Cross Wine Cellar in Přímětice, the largest of its kind all around the world, archive of the oldest Czech bottled wines in Jaroslavice or the popular Painted Wine Cellar in Šatov, decorated with paintings by a one-handed folk artist. An experience you will never forget is the tour in the most beautiful Moravian vineyard Šobes, lying in the romantic valley directly in the Podyjí National Park, as well as the enticing wine-tasting of typical varieties of the Znojmo region and specialities of the local cuisine in Moravian Wine Cellar in Šatov. The synonym of success of the Znovín company is the Louka monastery in Znojmo, where besides unique Premonstraterian wine cellars, wine shop and visitors’ centre, the guests will find the museum of coopery and wine-growing, Art Gallery and congress centre. All these places are during the main tourist season open in such a way, that you can make a nice trip by bicycle, on foot or by car and visit selected sights all in one day. The many faces of the charming countryside, unique atmosphere of wine cellars and excellent wine – this is the visiting card of the winegrowing tourist programme.

Znovín Znojmo, a.s. Šatov 404, 671 22 Šatov Tel. +420 515 266 620 e-mail: znovin@znovin.cz, www.znovin.cz

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Accomodation

Hotel „N“ ***

Pension Sonne

Přímětice 62, 669 04 Znojmo Tel.: +420 515 241 672 Fax: +420 515 241 704 e-mail: hoteln@cbox.cz www.hoteln.cz

Malá Strana 197, 691 42 Valtice Tel.: +420 519 352 765, 606 431 601 Fax: +420 519 352 723 e-mail: irena.pritzova@tiscali.cz www.radnice-valtice.cz

If you are not interested in the colourful world of folklore celebrations, then you should visit the Valtice Wine Markets, a noble celebration of all wine-growers and wines.

Every year at the beginning of May hundreds of wine lovers arrive at the chateau riding school at the Valtice chateau. Valtice Wine Markets are not only a competition of wine-growers capable of supplying wine for the market, but also a social event. The tradition is also awarding the prestige prize of CHAMPION VVT and gold, silver and bronze medals to the three best wines of each variety or kind of wine. Perhaps due to the fact that the Valtice Wine Markets are one of the most strictly judged exhibitions in the Czech Republic, these awards are a matter of prestige and represent individual wine-growers. It is proved by the interest of consumers, who when buying wine seek the bottles marked with the medal of Valtice.

Společnost Valtické vinné trhy – Valtice Wine Markets P.O.Box 37, 691 42 Valtice Tel. +420 519 361 315, Fax: +420 519 352 330 e-mail: moravin.valtice@seznam.cz, www.vinnetrhy.cz

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Wine, wine shops and wine cellars Can you guess what makes you and your friends happy?

A small hint: what is the symbol of The Southern Moravia?

The answer is simple: wine. The straight lines of vineyards on the slopes of The Southern Moravia, the glittering potion, picturesque architecture of wine cellars, the sun hidden in mellowing grapes and berries, alluring atmosphere, traditions, family heritage, noble hobby as well as hard work, crowned by pure joy – all this and much more is contained in every bottle of local wine. You can enjoy it directly in the authentic environment of local vineyards and wine cellars, taste and buy in the wine shops, and perhaps to take it home with you as a precious and stylish souvenir. Just Moravian wine, carefully corked and wrapped, can be a memory, which will keep you warm and which even after many years will remind you of the charms of the fertile land, full of wine, sun and pure human happiness.

But how to pick the best one? Instead of a long description we would rather offer you a few practical hints.

• What is it? Wine-growers in The Southern Moravia usually grow thirty-five traditional and lesser known varieties of vine. From the white varieties the most popular are Valtelina, Rhine Riesling and Italian Riesling, Müller Thurgau, Sauvignon and Chardonnay, from the red varieties the traditional four – St. Laurent, Limberger, Zweigeltrebe and Portugieser.

• Typical for The Southern Moravia are quality label wines. The popularity of these wines in the Czech Republic is growing from year to year, wines are bought more often in specialised shops and the interest in quality brands is increasing.

• In the middle of tough competition the wine producers try to grab the attention of customers with wines of higher and higher quality. The scale of quality of wines in the Czech Republic starts from common table wines and goes on through to quality mixtures of several varieties (label wines) to the varietal wines and finally to the wines with an attribute.

• Wines with an attribute are made from sweeter grapes than quality wines and according to the sugar content they are named with attributes of cabinet (19), late gathered (21), selection from grapes (24) or selection from berries (27 degrees). This assortment is complemented by the barrique, straw, ice and sparkling wines. Stated on the labels of all attributive wines is the producer, vintage, wine-growing region, village or vineyard.

• No matter if you buy wine in a shop or wine cellar, almost always the prise is considered. Unfortunately the rule that the dearer is the better does not apply, because you often pay for rarity, popular brand or ambitions of the producer. However, it is not good to skimp, choose with no feelings or without a drop of luck. All in all we can say that in the Czech Republic you will get good quality for a surprisingly low price.

National Salon of Wines The National Salon of Wines is based in the premises of the National wine-growing centre in the Valtice chateau. The company focuses on training and professional education of wine-growers and wine-tasters, promotion of winegrowing and wines, it also organises the competition Salon of Wines of the Czech Republic, the highest and most prestigious competition in the country. Only wines made from local grapes can be included in the competition. The expert committee judges the samples of wines and every year selects a maximum of one hundred wines which are given the right to mark the bottles with the prestigious label “Salon vín České republiky” – “Salon of wines of the Czech Republic”. The above-mentioned collection of the hundred best Moravian and Czech wines is placed in the cellars of the Valtice chateau as a permanent wine-tasting exposition. Visitors have the opportunity to taste all the displayed samples, or to select among wine-tasting programmes, supervised by a sommelier.

National Salon of Wines – Národní salon vín Zámek 1, 691 42 Valtice, Tel.: +420 519 352 744 , e-mail: info@salonvin.cz

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Permanent wine-growing exposition – House U Synků In the cellar premises of the Renaissance house U Synků in Hustopeče u Brna you can find the permanent wine-growing exposition of the Velké Pavlovice wine-growing region. You can admire the beauty of historical cellars and utensils, used in vineyards, for production and storage of wines. A sommelier will guide you for the entire time of the tour, awaiting you are also various wine-tasting programmes including refreshments and folklore performances. In the pleasant stylish atmosphere you can not only taste wine, but also buy in a well-stocked wine-shop.

Permanent wine-growing exposition and wine-shop – Dům U Synků Dukelské nám. 23, 691 42 Hustopeče u Brna Tel.: +420 519 413 792, 519 412 909, wine-shop +420 519 413 083

Vinum Bonum Wine-shops Excellent Moravian wines and the romantic atmosphere of castles and chateaux create the perfect combination, which charms every visitor to The Southern Moravia. Therefore let the network of stylish wine-shops Vinum Bonum to dazzle you. Three of them are found directly in the charming noble residences, the fourth one you can find on the square in Valtice.

Besides a wide selection of wines including wine-growing specialities and gift packs the Vinum Bonum wine-shops offer a large choice of goods, closely related to the wine serving culture: glasses, sommelier utensils, expert literature, souvenirs and pictures. The offer is crowned by the selection of wines for long-term storage and so-called big wines, produced in small quantities, which often become valuable collectors’ items and jewels of private wine collections.

Vinum Bonum wine-shops include a wine cellar in Valtice, dating back probably to 1680. The classic brick vaulted cellar is found in the premises of the former Franciscan monastery, very close to the old town fortification wall. It is divided into two sections; the first serves for small wine production and small storage archive, in the second section is the sitting area with a maximum capacity of 90 seats. These premises are used for winetasting events with commentary, evenings with wine and dulcimer music, company and presentation events. Of course you can also buy not only bottled wines from Moravian producers, but also barrel wine.

Chateau wine-shop Vinum Bonum – Lednice chateau Zámek 1, 691 44 Lednice Chateau wine-shop Vinum Bonum – Rájec-Jestřebí chateau Zámek 1, 679 02 Rájec - Jestřebí Chateau wine-shop Vinum Bonum – Valtice chateau Zámek 1, 691 42 Valtice Wine-shop Bonum in the Wine-growing House in Valtice Nám. Svobody 16, 691 42 Valtice Contact: Tel.: +420 602 871 936, 519 352 083, Fax: +420 519 352 083 e-mail: j.kopecek@telecom.cz, www.vinumbonum.cz Wine Cellar Hradební 114, 691 42 Valtice Tel.: +420 602 871 936, 519 352 083 Fax: +420 519 352 083 e-mail: j.kopecek@telecom.cz www.sklepymoravy.cz

The magic of Moravian wine

Templar wine cellars Čejkovice

Tanzberg Mikulov – Winery Bavory

The first written mention about Čejkovice dates back to 1248 and is connected with the keep, built by the members of the Templar Knights Order. Together with the keep built were the Templar cellars, still legendary for their size, which were and still are used for storage and maturing of wines. Whilst the cellars are the property of the Čejkovice winegrowing co-operative, the former Templar keep was converted into the Zámek hotel – and believe us, that accommodation in the stylish Gothic keep can really be a very pleasant experience, especially if you spice up your stay here by a visit to the local chateau wine-shop with a complete assortment of wine from the Mutěnice wine-growing region or the wine bar U Templářů with a capacity up to 170 seats. Favourable climatic and geographical conditions together with the tradition of quality processing and storage of wines in the Templar cellars put Čejkovice among the most significant wine-growing regions in The Southern Moravia. The assortment of wines, sold under the brand name Templářské Sklepy, will certainly satisfy even the most demanding lovers of wine.

Templar cellars Čejkovice 696 15 Čejkovice Tel.: +420 518 362 628, 518 362 705, Fax: +420 518 362 628 e-mail: info@templarske-sklepy.cz, www.templarske-sklepy.cz

Lechovice Wine cellars

The winery is found in the reconstructed buildings, stretching back in history to the 17th century. The company looks after 68 ha of vineyards in the warmest region of the Czech Republic, on the foothills of Pálava in Mikulov, Bavory and Perná. The production is environment friendly, limited usage of chemicals, lesser burden on vine bushes, reduction of crop and care of individual grapes. The company Tanzberg Mikulov focuses exclusively on production of high quality attributive wines, whilst the basic philosophy is to create the most natural product possible. Therefore the winery is equipped with the most advanced technology and the processing of grapes is carried out immediately after gathering.

Found in the winery Bavory is besides production premises also a wineshop, where waiting for individual visitors as well as smaller groups is daily wine-tasting. For sale are wines of quality vintages in the varieties of Chardonnay, Sauvignon, Valtelina, Italian Riesling, Rhine Riesling, Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, Limberger, Zweigeltrebe, Pinot Noir and Cabernet Sauvignon.

The company also offers special programmes with supervised winetasting in the agreed amount and varieties in the cellar premises with a professional guide.

Tanzberg Mikulov a.s. – Vinařství Bavory 692 01 Bavory 132, Tel.: +420 519 500 040 e-mail: tanzberg@tanzberg.cz, www.tanzberg.cz

Lechovice Wine cellars belong among the traditional producers of quality natural wines in the Znojmo wine-growing region. The total area of their vineyards is circa 120 ha and all the quality varietal wines in the Lechovice Wine Cellars are produced exclusively from the grapes from their own vineyards, because only this connection gives the company the right to emphasise on the wine labels, that it was “filled by the wine-grower”. Used during the production are classic as well as modern production technologies, the production of the best quality wines is located in the cellar in the chateau park from the 18th century.

The assortment of white varieties includes Müller Thurgau, Valtelina, Italian Riesling, Rhine Riesling, Pinot Blanc and Moravian Muscat, red varieties are represented by Limberger and St. Laurent. Among the most valued wines belong Gewürtztraminer with a full-bodied spicy flavour and the high quality Sauvignon. The visitors are welcomed to the excursion through the historical cellar with wine-tasting and to the wine restaurant with excellent cuisine. You can also order a performance of fencers and dulcimer music, or you can watch the displays of the classic method of production process of sparkling wines, try the sparkling wines by candle light and the selected wines directly in the vineyard.

Wine cellars Lechovice 671 63 Lechovice 60, Tel.: +420 515 271 209, Fax: +420 515 271 209 e-mail: info@vslechovice.cz, www.vslechovice.cz

Accomodation

Hotel Centro ***

Hotel Iris OREA HOTELS CLASSIC***

Hotel Zámek ***

Hotel Weiss **

Husova 8, 693 01 Hustopeče Tel.: +420 519 413 760, 519 413 762 Fax: +420 519 413 764 e-mail: info@centro.cz www.centro.cz

Lužní 215, 692 01 Pavlov Tel.: +420 519 515 310 Fax: +420 519 515 314 e-mail: hotel.iris@iol.cz www.orea.cz

696 15 Čejkovice Tel.: +420 518 362 538 Fax: +420 518 362 530 e-mail: info@zamek-cejkovice.cz www.zamek-cejkovice.cz

671 63 Lechovice 56 Tel.: +420 515 271 601, 708 250 291 Fax: +420 515 271 151 e-mail: hotelweiss@tiscali.cz www.znojman.cz/hotel-weiss

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For the small and the big swimmers A hot summer lit by the blazing sun is luring you

from sand, paddle by the bank and finally under the

into the water. The dams and reservoirs, ponds

beach umbrella laze around watching kids going wild

and rivers of The Southern Moravia provide a huge

on the children’s playgrounds. Anything is possible –

variety of ideas and possibilities. You can enjoy the

and if it cools down there is nothing easier than to

water for days – swim and laze around in the sun with

choose from a variety of indoor swimming pools, to

swimsuits or without them, go fishing, diving, cruise

go to the indoor aquapark or to go on a romantic boat

the water surface on yachts, windsurfing boards and

trip on one of the rivers or dams.

paddle boats, or with children build fantastic castles

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For the small and the big swimmers

Sun, water and The Southern Moravia – a wonderful cocktail for summer holidays Don’t you believe it? Give us a moment to persuade you. A pleasant climate, besides outdoor and indoor swimming pools a number of natural water reservoirs with interesting environs tempting for cycling and hiking trips, quality services, low prices, beach with grass, sand or stones, lit in the sun as well as hidden in the forest shade.

Just come and get to knowThe Southern Moravia for yourself.

Vranov Dam A lake on the Dyje river in the Znojmo region, around which you will find several beautiful castles and chateaux. Prepared for summer guests is everything you can think of: accommodation in hotels, guesthouses, log cabins, cottages as well as camping sites, quality restaurants and ordinary refreshments, hire of boats, pedal boats, canoes, windsurfs, kayaks and various sporting equipment, tennis courts and playgrounds for volleyball and badminton, bowling and minigolf. You can also go for a sightseeing trip on small electric boats with a maximum capacity of 12 persons.

Accomodation

Nové Mlýny reservoirs In the beautiful environment below Pálava is the place where yachters and water sports lovers from all over Europe come to meet. That’s why there is a rich range of tourist services: hire of row boats and sailing boats, windsurfi ng school and hire, hire of bicycles and sporting equipment, beach volleyball playground, tennis courts, not forgetting a helter-skelter, children’s and minigolf playgrounds and summer cinema. When wandering around Pasohlávky on foot or by bicycle don’t forget to visit Hradisko, which is with its 220 m the highest point in the area. From there the visitors have a beautiful view over the entire water area of Nové Mlýny from Drnholec up to Nové Mlýny – but the place is interesting especially for its history. In the last century at Hradisko discovered were remains of a Roman army camp from the second century AD. In the northern part of the knoll we can still see the remains of excavation work of archaeologists and take an imaginary walk in the footsteps of the soldiers of Marcus Aurelius.

Abolished village of Mušov When looking over the middle reservoir of the Nové Mlýny lakes a church standing on an island in the middle of the water will grab your attention.

It is the only visible remainder of the flooded village of Mušov, however, it has a very significant cultural and historical value. The church of St. Linhart is originally a Romanesque structure from the turn of the 12th and 13th centuries, after the later alterations only the southern wall of the nave with a portal and windows were preserved. During research in the church Gothic murals were discovered and a painting from the first half of the 16th century. The middle reservoir is also an interesting Nature Reserve, where many species of waterfowl find sanctuary and winter habitat.

Jedovnice A popular recreation resort with several ponds lying in the Moravian Karst.

The largest fishpond Olšovec covering an area of 40 ha is used for breeding fish and recreation. It is famous especially among the owners of speedboats; races and international competitions are regularly held here. Found here are also children’s playgrounds, many restaurants and of course the popular hire of row boats and pedal boats.

Camp Bítov 671 10 Bítov-Horka Tel.: +420 515 296 353, 603 287 992 Fax: +420 515 296 353 e-mail: mucha_karel@volny.cz www.volny.cz/mucha_karel

Autocamp ATC Merkur

DROPS – Accomodation, camp *** Zámecká 202 671 03 Vranov nad Dyjí Tel.: +420 515 296 260, 603 568 560

Recreation centre Laguna Pasohlávky **

691 22 Pasohlávky Tel.: +420 519 427 714, 519 427 624 Fax: +420 519 427 501 e-mail: camp@pasohlavky.cz www.pasohlavky.cz

691 22 Pasohlávky Tel.: +420 519 427 737, 519 427 751 Fax: +420 519 427 624 www.pasohlavky.cz

Hotel Rado ***

Autocamp Olšovec ***

Havlíčkovo náměstí 572 679 06 Jedovnice Tel.: +420 516 442 603, 606 208 893 Fax: +420 516 442 603

679 06 Jedovnice Tel.: +420 516 442 835, 516 442 134 Fax: +420 516 442 216 e-mail: kemp@olsovec.cz www.olsovec.cz

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For the small and the big swimmers

Boat trips through the Lednice-Valtice landscape complex on the chateau river of Dyje The Lednice chateau park, included in the Lednice-Valtice cultural landscape complex, was created and has been going through changes for at least three centuries. Neighbouring with the southern, geometrically regular French part of the park is the northern English-styled park with a fishpond and sixteen islands with bird colonies. The boat trips on the chateau river Dyje are getting more and more popular and thousands of visitors have already seen the romantic countryside of the swamp forests. Boats having a maximum capacity of sixteen persons set off from the stylish harbour below the Moorish water works in the chateau park and they take tourists on two routes. The first shorter route offers interesting views over the chateau park and leads to the sixteen metre tall Minaret. The second longer route leads from the Minaret through the meanders of the Old Dyje and through the well-preserved swamp forest to the imitation castle ruins of Janohrad. The biggest boat of the fleet on the chateau river Dyje is the nine-metre long iron raft, christened with a cute name Arnoštek, which a few years ago served as a ferry on the Vltava river near Prague. Now in its historical appearance resembling the 1920’s it can carry up to twenty passengers and besides people it also carries bikes.

1. PLAVEBNÍ s. r. o.

21. dubna 3, 691 44 Lednice Tel.: +420 603 516 358, 519 340 619, Fax: +420 519 340 584 e-mail: info@1plavebni.cz, www.1plavebni.cz

Sightseeing boat trips on the Brno Dam The Brno Dam, called also Kníničská (by the former village, which was flooded and today lies on its bottom) was built on the Svratka river between 1936 – 1940. Although its dam wall is only 120 metres long, it retains a lake covering an area of 252 ha and 10 km long. The trips to the Brno Dam cannot be imagined without trips on the boats, which have been cruising the surface of the lake for more than half a century. A rarity in Europe is not only the fact that the water transport is included in the city public transport, but also the ecological and quiet power of all the boats using accumulator batteries. Thanks to eleven stops along the dam you can plan a trip as long as you wish, you can go on a small circuit to the Veveří castle or to enjoy an hour trip to Veverská Bítýška, where the Brno Dam begins. The current fleet is made up of two smaller single-decked boats and four double-decked ones.

Public Transport Commission – Dopravní podnik města Brna Hlinky 151, 656 46 Brno Tel.: +420 543 174 317, e-mail: mhd@dpmb.cz, www.dpmb.cz

Sightseeing tourist boat trips on the Dyje river and Nové Mlýny reservoirs You can admire all the charms of the Dyje river around Břeclav or enjoy the view over the Pálava and its environs from the surface of the Nové Mlýny reservoirs. In the harbour in Břeclav you can find two larger boats with a capacity of 24 persons and several powerboats for four persons. In the Merkur harbour in Pasohlávky two sightseeing motor boats are ready, one of them can carry up to 45 persons. The big boats are usually covered, they offer refreshments and plenty of seats. It is possible to arrange simple and cheap accommodation at the camping site in Pasohlávky.

Water transportation – Lodní doprava Břeclav Mlýnská 459, 691 46 Břeclav Tel.: +420 723 968 410, 602 772 072, Fax: +420 519 355 313 e-mail: lodnidoprava@alba.cz, www.lodnidoprava.com

Bata Canal – a place where the burning sun is bathing in the waves of the Morava river Water tourism is quite rare in the Czech Republic. However, there is an exception, which is certainly worth visiting – the Bata Canal, tourist water canal cutting through Slovácko from the north to the south. A technical and nature monument, built between 1934–38 for agricultural irrigation and freight boats, navigable in the 65 km long stretch from Otrokovice to Petrov, in the neighbouring river parts and in the environs of Hodonín. For long decades it wasn’t used, the tourist boat trips were launched again in 1995. Now cruising on the Bata canal are several sightseeing boats and tens of small boats and crafts. In Spytihněv, Staré Město, Veselí nad Moravou, Strážnice and Hodonín you can find boat hire, where you either pay for a boat trip or hire your own boat – starting from an hour cruise on a small craft or canoe up to several days trips on a houseboat. Every Sunday from May to August you can also go on a regular traffic boat line between Veselí nad Moravou and Strážnice. This unusual experience can be still enhanced by a visit to wine shops, wine cellars, several castles and chateaux or educational paths.

Bata canal infocentre Tel.: +420 518 325 330, Fax: +420 518 325 330 e-mail: abk@batacanal.cz, www.batacanal.cz

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For the small and the big swimmers

Aquapark Vyškov Indoor swimming pool 20 x 12,5 m, whirlpool bath, Finnish and steam sauna.

Indoor swimming pool with attractions – massage jets, geysers, pearl baths, helter-skelter 44 m, children’s indoor swimming ptool with water mushroom and water castle, outdoor swimming pool with attractions – wild river, helter-skelter 90 m, massage bench.

Outdoor swimming pool 50 x 21 m, children’s paddling pool, playground for beach volleyball.

Aquapark Vyškov Sportovní 752/5, 682 01 Vyškov Tel.: +420 517 343 313, 517 348 745 e-mail: bazen@vyskov.cz www.bazenvyskov.cz

Outdoor swimming pool and caravan camping site Strážnice Recreation complex with a swimming pool 50 x 20 m and children’s swimming pool 13 x 16 m with a water slide. Found in the complex are refreshments, children’s swings and monkey bars, playground for volleyball and tennisfootball, 9-pin bowling, minigolf and table tennis. In a separate area next to the outdoor swimming pool is the caravan site, offering accommodation in buildings and log cabins, with a self-service restaurant, bar and clubroom.

• Outdoor swimming pool Pod Horkou 2, 679 04 Adamov

Autokempink Strážnice Bzenecká 1533, 696 62 Strážnice Tel.: +420 518 332 037, 602 862 731, Fax: +420 518 332 041 e-mail: zubalik@es-servis.cz, www.camp.cz/straznice

• Indoor swimming pool Blučina V Lázních, 664 56 Blučina Tel.: +420 547 235 143

Pohoda Outdoor swimming pool and caravan site Helter-skelter 80 m, water slide 15 m, water cave, wild river, massage beds, water mushroom, 25 m long swimming pool, children’s paddling pool with a water slide, two playgrounds for beach volleyball, playground for small football, pétanque, two tables for ping-pong and 9-pin bowling, umbrellas and sporting equipment hire, refreshments with a pleasant sitting area. In the complex is also a caravan camping site for 22 caravans (entry to the outdoor swimming pool included in the accommodation price).

Outdoor swimming pool POHODA Únanov 384, 669 02 Znojmo Tel.: +420 515 228 617, 515 265 649, Fax: +420 515 228 704 e-mail: info@obecunanov.cz, www.obecunanov.cz

Other outdoor and indoor swimming pools in the region

• Swimming complex Blansko nám. Svobody 3, 678 01 Blansko Tel.: +420 516 412 592

• Indoor spa Boskovice Sušilova ul., 680 01 Boskovice Tel.: +420 516 452 286 • Outdoor swimming pool Červená zahrada 680 01 Boskovice • TJ TESLA BRNO Halasovo náměstí 7, 638 00 Brno Tel.: +420 545 222 672 • Outdoor swimming pool KPS Křižíkova 68, 612 00 Brno • Outdoor swimming pool Ždánská, 685 01 Bučovice • Spa Zábrdovice Zábrdovická 25, 615 00 Brno • Outdoor swimming pool Kraví Hora, 602 00 Brno • Outdoor and indoor swimming pool Fibichova 1, 690 02 Břeclav • Outdoor and indoor swimming pool ul. Koupelní , 695 01 Hodonín Tel.: +420 518 353 034

• Outdoor and indoor swimming pool Brněnská 50, 693 01 Hustopeče Tel.: + 420 519 411 173 • Swimming complex Kuřim Blanenská 1082, 664 34 Kuřim Tel.: +420 541 230 390 • Outdoor swimming pool Česká 17, 679 61 Letovice • Outdoor swimming pool Republikánské obrany 5 692 01 Mikulov • Outdoor swimming pool 671 72 Miroslav • Outdoor swimming pool Moravské Málkovice 682 01 Vyškov • Outdoor swimming pool complex TJ Sokol Němčičky 664 66 Němčičky • Outdoor swimming pool Kaunicova ulice 684 01 Slavkov u Brna • Outdoor swimming pool 679 13 Sloup 1 • Town outdoor swimming pool 696 32 Ždánice

Accomodation

Swimming stadium KOMETA Brno 50 m long indoor swimming pool, relaxation heated swimming pool, gym, fitness, sport shops, refreshments.

Swimming stadium KOMETA Sportovní 4a, 602 00 Brno Tel.: +420 541 425 831, Fax: +420 541 425 835 e-mail: info@kometapsbrno.cz, www.kometaps.cz

Hotel Dukla **

Hotel Slavia ****

Dědická 29, 682 02 Vyškov Tel.: +420 517 346 622, 517 344 666 Fax: +420 517 348 942 www.hotel.cz/dukla-vyskov

Solniční 15/17, 662 16 Brno Tel.: +420 542 321 249, 542 215 080 Fax: +420 542 211 769 e-mail: hotel.slavia@iol.cz, slavia.recepce@hotel.cz www.slaviabrno.cz

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It’s just not it without sport

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Someone can relax by doing nothing; others like

admirers of sport shooting and horse-riding will also

to play sports in their leisure time. It makes no

be satisfied. It makes no difference if your family

difference if you belong among those who are

wants to do everything together or you prefer to enjoy

happy with an hour of tennis once or twice a week

yourself individually, if you are beginners, advanced

or those who can’t imagine their holidays without

or you are only planning to discover the mystery of

struggle, sweat and joy of exercise, in The Southern

the chosen kind of sport, anything is possible. No

Moravia you will certainly find the right entertainment

matter which adventure you will go for, you certainly

according to your taste. Waiting for you are golf

won’t be bored and will take home the most beautiful

courses, tennis, squash, ricochet as well as bowling,

memories.

It’s just not it without sport

Golf Already in the early Medieval Age the kings forbid their knights to play golf, because it was distracting them from their practise of fi ghting arts. Even they knew that golf is not just fun for a Friday afternoon, but for the whole life. In the Czech Republic golf belongs among sports, which during the several past years has gone through a boom. In The Southern Moravia lovers of the green sport can fi nd two eighteen-hole and one nine-hole golf course, which in many respects will overcome all their expectations.

Sokrates Golf & Country Club An eighteen-hole golf course in the virgin nature of the Drahanská Highlands offers beautiful panorama views over the surrounding countryside. Driving range with fifty tees, practise bunkers, putting and chipping green as well as a stylish clubroom with a restaurant, bar and sheltered terrace, pro-shop and parking lot for 230 cars.

Access: from the road E 461 Brno – Svitavy, turn off to Boskovice, at the end of the town turn towards Benešov and Kořenec; distance from Boskovice 11 km Season: April – October SG&CC Kořenec 152, 680 01 Boskovice Tel./Fax: +420 516 467 504, 516 467 016 e-mail: sokrates.gcc@volny.cz, clubhouse@sokrates-golf.cz

Golf Club Austerlitz An eighteen-hole golf course established in 1994. Including a driving range, putting and pitching green it covers an area of 70 ha. A golf course of the links type features a large number of sandpits and more than three hectares of water surfaces. Accessible for the public is the chateau academy in the Slavkov chateau park. After the game you can refresh yourself in the pleasant Spike bar with a view over the golf course complex or to buy golf equipment in the well-stocked pro-shop.

Access: the Slavkov u Brna exit from the highway Brno – Vyškov, in the town follow the signs marked Golf course Season: April – November

Golf klub AMK Automotodrom Brno A nine-hole golf course in the complex of the Brno racing circuit covers an area of 20 ha. It has an extremely interesting terrain with an altitude difference between individual holes from 15 to 30 metres. The visitors will appreciate the easy accessibility from the highway D1 (circa 2,5 km) and also the friendly atmosphere for beginner players.

Access: exit 178 Ostrovačice from the highway D1 Praha – Brno or exit 182 Kývalka, further towards Grand Prix Paddock, 2,5 km Season: March – November Golf klub AMK Automotodrom Brno P.O.BOX 98, 656 98 Brno Tel.: +420 546 216 462 e-mail: gkab1@volny.cz, grb.as@seznam.cz, www.gkab.cz, www.grb.cz

Golf Club Austerlitz Na golfovém hřišti 1 684 01 Slavkov u Brna Tel./Fax: +420 544 423 511, 544 423 512 e-mail: gca@gca.cz, www.gca.cz

Accomodation

Parkhotel ****

Grandhotel Brno ****

Hotel Sokolský dům ***

Veslařská 250, 637 00 Brno Tel.: +420 543 236 350, 543 236 351 Fax: +420 543 235 191 e-mail: recepce@parkhotel.cz www.parkhotel.cz

Benešova 18/20, 657 83 Brno Tel.: +420 542 518 111 Fax: +420 542 210 345 e-mail: reservation@grandhotelbrno.cz www.grandhotelbrno.cz

Palackého nám. 75 684 01 Slavkov u Brna Tel.: +420 544 221 103 Fax: +420 544 221 103 e-mail: sokolskydum@email.cz www.sokolskydum.kgb.cz

Hotel Moravia Lasákův Mlýn **** Dukelská 77, 680 01 Boskovice Tel.: +420 516 454 441, 516 454 657 Fax: +420 561 453 589 e-mail: moravia@boskowan.cz www.boskowan.cz/restaurace

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Brno Lužánky Tennis Club Found in the Brno park Lužánky are two complexes of tennis courts.

The lower complex by Lužánecká street includes six courts, grandstand, sauna and restaurant. It is an ideal place for holding tournaments. The upper complex on the Lidická street includes four courts and practise wall.

BLTC Brno Drobného 45 a, 602 00 Brno Tel.: +420 545 215 594, 549 245 672, e-mail: studena@vakacz.co

Excalibur Club Tennis Znojmo The advantage of this tennis club is its beautiful location in the middle of a forest, in a valley sheltered from the wind. Found in the complex are seven open clay courts and one asphalt court with a practise wall, in winter there are three clay courts in an inflatable hall. The offer doesn’t forget about tennis lessons with a trainer, camps and boot-camps for individuals, collectives and tennis teams, tennis school and training for all age and performance categories. The complex also includes a restaurant with a terrace, sauna with a small swimming pool and tennis sports shop with a string service.

Tennis complex Znojmo Horní Leska, 669 02 Znojmo, Tel.: +420 515 222 015

Sport and relaxation complex of ČAS Znojmo Found in the complex are sport halls for tennis, as well as for volleyball and indoor football. Halls have an artificial surface and artificial lights for night operation. The offer is supplemented by infra-sauna, solarium, indoor swimming pool with an opening roof, area for relaxation on deck-chairs, refreshments and parking lot.

Sport and relaxation complex of the company ČAS Znojmo s. r. o.

Suchohrdelská 20, 669 02 Znojmo Tel.: +420 515 226 989, 728 549 272, Fax: +420 515 226 986 e-mail: caspol@mboxzn.cz

FINO CLUB Modřice The guesthouse offers three clay tennis courts and in winter a tennis hall, squash court, bowling with two alleys and a relaxation terrace with a barbecue area. Suitable for company presentations and training courses, as well as for private accommodation. Sporting grounds are available also for the public.

FINO CLUB Modřice U hřiště 737, 664 42 Modřice Tel.: +420 547 216 711 Fax: +420 547 216 711 e-mail: fino@finobrno.cz www.finobrno.cz/club

Hotel Koupaliště Letovice The modern hotel offers not only comfortable accommodation, but also a whole range of services and accompanying programmes. One of them is focused on tennis, because the hotel has a large inflatable tennis hall, which can be used throughout the whole year. Available for visitors is a tennis school and sparring partners. The hotel complex also includes an outdoor swimming pool with a helter-skelter and minigolf.

Hotel Koupaliště Letovice U Koupaliště 10/82, 679 61 Letovice Tel.: +420 516 474 643, Tel./Fax: +420 516 474 481 e-mail: hotelkoupaliste@apos-auto.cz

LAWN TENNIS CLUB Six clay courts in the beautiful environment of the chateau park in Veselí nad Moravou.

LAWN TENIS CLUB Zámecká 94, P.O.BOX 53, 698 01 Veselí nad Moravou Tel.: +420 910 835, 606 885 226

Other tennis halls • TJ Start Brno Loosova 1b, 638 00 Brno

• TC MJ Tenis Brno Novolíšeňská 10, 628 00 Brno

• Tennis hall Kohoutovice Voříškova 59, 623 00 Brno

• SK Bosonohy Hoštická ulice, 642 00 Brno

• TC Classic – IP Sport Brno Žabovřeská 3, 616 00 Brno

• Tennis hall Slováckého tenisového klubu Haškova 2760, 690 02 Břeclav

• Zetor ŽLTC Brno Bubeníčkova 52, 615 00 Brno • Tennis hall Brno-Slatina Tuřanka 1, 627 00 Brno • BTK Ingstav Brno J. Obrovského 2, 635 00 Brno

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• LTC Hodonín Brněnská 3983, 695 01 Hodonín • Tennis hall Kaunicova 1, 684 01 Slavkov u Brna • TK Sportcentre Šlapanice Dlouhá 98, 664 51 Šlapanice u Brna

It’s just not it without sport

Crow Colony Hnanice

Horse-riding school Uherčice Complex with a horse riding hall 18 x 60 m, sand riding school 25 x 70 m and stable for 18 horses.

Horse-riding school Uherčice 691 62 Uherčice Tel.: +420 519 418 166, 723 467 070 e-mail: dmrkvickova@iol.cz

This offer is dedicated to those who are considering recreational horse riding, but do not know when and where to start. In the agro-tourist complex Crow Colony – Osada Havranů they can find a stable with a complete background for riders and their companies, horse riding school, where the beginners under supervision gain their first experience, skilled trainers and vacant boxes for stabling of their own horses. More advanced riders will appreciate riding through the nearby Podyjí National Park. Awaiting visitors is also hippo-therapy, tasting of local wines, tour to a local wine cellar with refreshments and accommodation.

Agrotourist stable Osada Havranů – Crow Colony Hnanice, 669 02 Znojmo Tel.: +420 606 767 786, 721 734 752, Fax: +420 515 221 080 e-mail: osadahavranu@atlas.cz

Hippoclub Lednice

Nosislav Keep Short horse-riding trips or several day journeys in a saddle, as well as weekends and summer holidays for children and adults – this is the Nosislav Keep, small family farm with many big and small animals, offering peace and relaxation: • Horse riding with a professional guide for beginners and advanced riders • One-day trips for a group of two to four riders • A several day trip for a group of three to four riders • Firm and travelling camps for children, can be combined with cycling • Horse-riding school in a free round range or in the hall • Relaxation stays with exercise on horses • Programme for one-day and several-day school trips • Accommodation in an ancient water keep in the style of “at granny’s cottage” or in an independent apartment Tvrz Nosislav Keep Na Tvrzi 72, 691 64 Nosislav, Tel.: +420 723 073 073, 547 238 424 e-mail: nosislav-tvrz@volny.cz, www.volny.cz/nosislav-tvrz

Guesthouse and restaurant Horse Farm A guesthouse with stylish restaurant offers horse riding and horse riding lessons for beginners and advanced.

Guesthouse and restaurant Horse Farm 671 63 Lechovice 9 Tel.: +420 515 271 438 Fax. +420 515 271 619 e-mail: horsefarm_kroutilik@seznam.cz www.horsefarm.cz

A guesthouse in farming style offers accommodation, horse riding and pony riding, trips in a carriage along the popular routes in the LedniceValtice Cultural Landscape.

Hippoclub Lednice 21. dubna 4, 691 44 Lednice Tel.: +420 519 340 477, 736 625 745 Fax: +420 519 340 885 e-mail: hippoclub@penzion.com www.hippoclub.penzion.com

Farm Trnka A family farm, focused on breeding horses and milking cows, offers horse riding lessons, hippotherapy and relaxation stays in the country. Accommodation available in a building, or in camp for tents and caravans.

Horse farm Trnka Křepice 52, 671 40 Běhařovice Tel.: +420 515 252 272, 723 401 582 farmatrnka.webpark.cz

Camping Country The caravan camping site lies in a quiet area, suitable also for easy hiking and cycling trips. Guests can select form a wide choice of services for example a swimming pool, bicycle hire, horse riding and rides in a carriage, children’s play area, table tennis, volleyball court, minigolf and tennis court. It is also possible to book visits to a wine cellar with wine tasting and country evenings.

Camping Country Hluboké Mašůvky 257, 671 52 Tel./Fax: +420 515 255 249 e-mail: camping-country@cbox.cz www.camping-country.com

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The old carvings defying time remind us of

well as wild boar. And as the hunt is a special event,

pictures of hunting. However, the former pastime

where everything has its stable place, it is of course

of aristocrats had already a long time ago turned

that prepared for all guests are hunting guides,

into entertainment for some, a sporting event for

interpreters and stylish accommodation.

others. One way or the other, all admirers of hunting

If you prefer fishing to historical rituals, you will

will find in The Southern Moravia a plentiful choice

appreciate not only plenty of fish in the trout and

of possibilities. In the hunting grounds, game parks

non-trout waters, but also the opportunity to get a

and pheasantries bred for centuries have been

fishing permit for attractive tourist areas, or even the

fallow deer and moufflons, red deer, roe deer as

special offer to catch trophy fish.

Forest, water and hunting

Game-keeping and hunting The most significant administrator of the hunting grounds is the Forestry Works – Lesní závod Židlochovice. The hunting guests have the opportunity to hunt hoofed game – fallow deer, moufflons, red deer, roe deer and wild boar – in the game reserves and on the free hunting grounds. The breeding and hunting of pheasants has an almost three hundred year old tradition in the Židlochovice area; traditional hunts in the historical pheasantries in a day reach 500 – 1,500 pieces of pheasant game.

All hunting guests or groups have an interpreter and hunting guide at their disposal. The excised trophies are prepared for assessment and passing over to the guests within 24 hours.

The guests can stay in the hunting lodges of the Forestry Works, or directly in the Židlochovice chateau. It offers six single and thirteen double bedrooms, as well as seven suites for the more demanding clients. For the pleasant stay of the guests available is a hunting dining room, a pink lounge and a main social hall, as well as the chateau Art gallery, exhibition of the contemporary signifi cant game trophies and a modern conference centre with a capacity of 100 persons.

The Forestry Works – Lesní závod Židlochovice manages the game reserves Soutok (4600 ha), Moravský Krumlov (2600 ha), Bulhary (1250 ha), Klentnice (560 ha) and Termanec (120 ha).

Židlochovice Chateau The Židlochovice state chateau belongs among the best preserved hunting chateaux in Europe and together with the historical pheasantries and the deer game reserves it creates a unique hunting complex, following the hundred year old hunting tradition of this region.

The former water keep from the 13th century underwent several reconstructions and was turned into a representative noble residence. The Baroque alterations of the chateau were performed by Duke Sintzendorff (1696–1743), who also had a signifi cant influence on the hunting development of the Židlochovice estates. The Habsburg Archduke Fridrich, who owned the chateau between 1895–1918, mainly influenced the present appearance of the Classicist hunting chateau. In this period in Židlochovice the grandiose hunts for small game were organised and the Archduke with his family brought to the chateau trophies of game, hunted down on the hunting grounds of the entire Austria-Hungary. In 1918 the Židlochovice chateau was transferred to the ownership of the Czechoslovakian Republic and it also became a popular summer residence of the first Czechoslovakian president T. G. Masaryk.

Lesy České republiky, s.p.

Lesní závod Židlochovice 667 01 Židlochovice Tel.: +420 547 231 004 Fax: +420 547 231 016 e-mail: lz4@lesycr.cz

Fishing Thanks to the nature and climate conditions the fi shing-grounds of the Southern Moravian region belong among the richest in the whole Czech Republic. Besides the most interesting localities in the trout and nontrout waters, we can offer you a contact to the Moravian Fishermen’s Union, where you can fi nd information regarding all the fi shing-grounds including contacts to their keepers, as well as detailed information about fi shing tickets and permits.

If you are not a member of the fi shermen’s union, you will need a permit for fi shing for the particular fi shing-ground, which you can get in the branch offi ces of the Moravian Fisherman’s Union, at the councils and in the accommodation facilities in the vicinity of the fi shing-grounds. Foreign fi shermen besides the permit also need to buy a fi shing ticket, which is available at the councils in towns and villages.

Moravian Fishermen’s Union Soběšická 83, 614 00 Brno Tel./Fax: +420 548 523 437, 548 526 336, www.mrsbrno.cz

Trout waters • Dyje – from the dam of the Vranov reservoir to the water reservoir in Znojmo. This fishing-ground lies in the Podyjí National Park and is subject to special regulations (appointed and marked access roads, marked places for fishing)

• Jihlava – from Hrubšice to the confluence with the Oslava river • Říčka – from Ochoz village to the reservoirs in the Marian Valley • Svitava – from Zboněk village to the weir in Blansko

Non-trout waters • Dyje – from the water reservoir in Znojmo to the Upper Nové Mlýny reservoir and from the Lower Nové Mlýny reservoir to the state border • Vranov reservoir – to the state border in Podhradí nad Dyjí • Nové Mlýny reservoirs – including the neighbouring water reservoirs and dead arms of the Dyje river • Jihlava – from the Cvrčovice village to the Nové Mlýny reservoirs

• Křetínka – water reservoir • Morava – from Veselí nad Moravou to Lanžhot • Svitava – from Bílovice nad Svitavou to the mouth of the Svitava river into the Nové Mlýny reservoirs • Svratka – from Štěpánovice to the mouth of the Svratka river into the Brno Dam and from its dam to the mouth of the Svratka river into the Nové Mlýny reservoirs • Brno Dam

We would like to invite you for carps, amurs and barbels Fishpond Pod mlýnem in Sedlec A fishpond rich with fish with a big portion of trophy fish – carps, amurs and barbels – lying by the village of Sedlec in the Pálava Protected Landscape Area. Fishing daily from April 1 to October 31, night fishing after prior agreement. Permits are available right in the complex, there is also a parking lot, sale of fishing equipment, processing of fish, refreshments, photographs with the catch, accommodation in double bed log cabins and other services. The complex can be hired and reserved for private groups.

Telephone to the complex: +420 519 513 266 Fishpond Těšetice An intricate water reservoir in a beautiful and peaceful environment surrounded by forests reaching down to the water. Among the fish can be found carps, amurs, silver carps, barbels, pike perch and breams. This water is ideal for beautiful trophy carps. Fishing is possible from April 1 to August 31 from 6:00 to 21:00, from September 1 to December 31, or before the water becomes frozen, from 6:00 to 19:00. Accommodation is available in the cottage on the bank of the reservoir.

Telephone to the complex: +420 604 781 201, +420 515 221 355, +420 515 275 221 Fish Farm – Rybníkářství Pohořelice a.s.

Vídeňská 717, 691 23 Pohořelice Tel.: +420 519 424 372–5 Fax: +420 519 424 243 e-mail: rybnikarstvi.pohorelice@iol.cz www.rybnikarstvi-pohorelice.cz

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Are you looking for a place where you would feel

festivals, which are inseparable from this lifestyle.

really good? Holidays in the country in The Southern

Holidays in the country mean long walks through

Moravia offer ideal conditions for peaceful moments,

forests and meadows, fishing, horse riding and

days and weeks. Picturesque country, undisturbed

also for your children to get familiar with the farm

lifestyle and private atmosphere of cottages and

animals so closely that they can “pat” them. And

farms are in these fast-moving times very precious.

because the way to The Southern Moravia’s love is

What is awaiting you? Besides other things you can

through the stomach, you mustn’t forget to try freshly

peek into the mystery of agriculture and farming,

smoked meat, crispy bread and home-made cheese,

maybe just at the time of country fairs and harvest

accompanied by excellent Moravian wine and fruit.

Romantic holidays in the country

Holidays in the country and green holidays Country tourism offers accommodation possibilities in small camping sites, farms, summer apartments, guesthouses and country hotels.

The accommodation facilities having a certificate by the Association of Entrepreneurs in country and agro tourism of the Czech Republic are included in the national tourist offer of country tourism called Holidays in the Country.

Some of the accommodation facilities comply with the higher international criteria ECEAT International – European Centre for Ecological and Agricultural Tourism. They are marked by the special emblem and can be included in the prestige European programme Green Holidays.

ECEAT CZ – European Centre for Eco Agro Tourism Šumavská 31b, 612 54 Brno Tel./Fax: 541 235 080 e-mail: info@eceat.cz www.eceat.cz, www.prazdninynavenkove.cz

Where can you spend your green holidays?

Benešov – cottage Na Pavlově Are you tempted by romantic highlands with deep forests? Then you should pick for your country holiday Benešov, situated in the heart of Drahanská Highlands at the altitude of 720 metres. You can stay in a nice, modern equipped recreation house with a big fence and large lawn.

The owners have a stable with three riding horses of the Hafling breed, which of course they saddle up also for their guests, but you can also hire mountain bikes, play table tennis, volleyball or footballtennis, go for a sauna, sit by the camp fire or on the terrace under a pergola, whilst your children go wild in the children’s play area and by the 9-pin bowling. In Benešov you will also find a minigolf course and good restaurants, mushroom pickers will enjoy themselves in the near by forest, water lovers will appreciate swimming in the pond and relaxation by the water.

Perná – At the Raszka Family Right in the heart of the wine-growing region, in the centre of vineyards and under the romantic limestone rock faces of Pálava, awaiting the guests is the peasant house, in which the original features of the rural architecture are still preserved, including the wine cellar. The house operates from April to September, available for guests is a parking area, bicycle and sporting equipment hire.

In the environs you will find excellent conditions for cycling, swimming and water sports, you can go horse riding or enjoy the local gastronomic specialities in many restaurants. Home-made wine, barbecue and pleasant sitting area in the sheltered atrium guarantee pleasant evenings.

Contact address: Ing. Pavel Raszka, Bořetická 4, 628 00 Brno Tel./Fax: +420 544 215 814, 602 551 542 Address of the house: U Razsků, 691 86 Perná 151

Hotel Drnholec Do you prefer higher standard services and wish to live in comfort even in the country? Then you should choose a hotel in a small village, which includes an English-style bar fireplace and a stylish wine bar with outdoor seating area. You can admire the charms of The Southern Moravia on bicycles, which you can hire in the hotel; the famous cyclo-route Amber Path cuts through the nearby environs, close by water reservoirs Nové Mlýny offer an unlimited array of water entertainment and social activities. But you can also go to Pálava or to the picturesque historical town of Mikulov.

Contact address: Květoslava Kubalíková, Jeřabinová 3, 602 00 Brno Tel. +420 543 249 054, 602 501 259 Address of the cottage: Chalupa Na Pavlově, 679 53 Benešov 223 Tel. +420 516 467 248

Hotel Drnholec *** nám. Svobody 8, 691 83 Drnholec Tel.: +420 519 519 307, 519 519 217 Fax: +420 519 519 360 e-mail: booking@hoteldrnholec.cz www.hoteldrnholec.cz

Vranov u Brna – camp site A small village with a famous pilgrimage church, surrounded by many forests and meadows, is as if made for wonderful family holidays.

Awaiting you is a small farm, whose owners grow crops and potatoes, breed poultry, cows – you can try to milk a cow!, goats, pigs, rabbits, cats and dogs. You will be staying right by the farm, in a small camp for two to three caravans or five to ten tents. Available for the guests are the sitting area around the open fire place and parking place, wooden shelter with hot water, two showers, WC, washbasin, sink for washing dishes and electricity connection for caravans. The camp is in operation from the beginning of June to the end of August. In the close environs of Vranov you will discover many other attractions – horse riding, stylish restaurants with regional specialities and also a popular destination for lovers of more challenging tourism – the rocky range Babí lom with a look-out.

Address: Markéta Kousalová, Kateřinská 82, 664 32 Vranov u Brna Tel. +420 541 239 168

Nová Ves – At the Brhel Family The environs of Nová Ves offers above all excellent conditions for all fans of water sports and stays by the water – and who is not satisfied with several ponds in the close vicinity, can get on their way to the nearby Nové Mlýny reservoirs. You will find accommodation on the first floor of the family house, which is very well equipped. The owner is a vine-grower, lives on the ground floor and looks after a small farm. Directly in the house you can hire sporting equipment or bikes and go for a trip to Pálava, to the Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape, nicely on the flat countryside around large water reservoirs or up to the hills to the charms of vineyards and wine cellars.

Address: Jan Brhel Nová Ves 84, 691 23 Pohořelice Tel. +420 519 425 019, 519 425 570

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Dreams about walks under the arches of a colonnade,

Southern Moravia is also a paradise for admirers of

drinking healing mineral waters, promenade concerts

wellness. Wonderful holidays, where the main part is

and crispy spa wafers belong among the dreams,

played by swimming pools with thermal water, light

which can come true. How and with what you will

saunas, whirlpools, steams perfumed by the scent

pick to enrich your stay in The Southern Moravia is

of herbs, massages, wraps and above all relaxation

only up to you. For someone the “healthy” holidays

and the motto “no stress and no rush”, rightfully are

can’t be without fitness and recondition exercise,

becoming more and more popular. Join us and enjoy

stretching, aerobics and body building. But The

yourself!

Let them pamper you

Spa Hodonín

Spa House Slavkov The relaxation and rehabilitation centre provides all basic kinds of rehabilitation treatment. A team of professional physiotherapists will prepare a rehabilitation programme for you, which can involve depending on individual requirements and specific disorders the following procedures: • Kineziology analyses – an entrance examination for the purpose of specifying the therapeutic programme • Hydrotherapy – whole-body or limb whirlpool baths • Rehabilitation exercise – individual or for groups, under supervision • Exercise on balls and stationary bicycles • Reflex and muscle massages • Soft techniques and mobilisation of peripheral joints and backbone • Electrotherapy – according to the doctor’s recommendations there are various kinds of physiotherapy available (ultrasound, magnetotherapy, diadynamic, BTL apparatus with a number of currents with analgesic, relaxing and other effects) The spa house is situated in a quiet part of the town Slavkov u Brna and thanks to its facilities it is also suitable for company weekend seminars, training courses and business meetings, as well as for special occasions, family holiday or sports clubs. Available are suites, double bedrooms and a single room with easy access for disabled, bar and club room.

One of the youngest spas in the Czech Republic having its own natural healing source – iodobromide water with a high content of iodous salts, one of the best quality waters of its kind in Europe. Therefore the essential part of the treatment is in the iodobromide baths, wraps and traditional methods of hydrotherapy.

In a modern pavilion with a therapeutic swimming pool and whirlpool the clients can enjoy classic hand massages, underwater and reflex massages, pearl, addition, herbal and whirlpool baths, electrotherapy, magnetotherapy, paraffin wraps and gas injections, available is also myostimulator, individual and group exercises. In Hodonín the treatment is specialised especially in the locomotive system and circulation disorders, but also anyone who is eager for relaxation and harmony will be welcomed. The spa complex further offers accommodation in a hundred of double bedrooms, for the more demanding guests there are suites available. Together with the stay in the spa of course also belong trips to the environs, to chateaux, wine-growing celebrations and traditional feasts, boat trips on the Morava river or visits to the wine cellars. For sporting activities bicycle hire is available, you can go for a walk in the spa park or visit the Hodonín zoo and other places of interest.

Spa – Lázně Hodonín Měšťanská 140, 695 04 Hodonín Tel.: +420 518 321 164, Fax: +420 518 321 166 e-mail: info@laznehodonin.cz, www.laznehodonin.cz

Hodonín A town with rich folklore and cultural traditions is a signifi cant centre of Slovácko, the Masaryk Museum in the Baroque chateau commemorates the well-known local countryman, the fi rst Czechoslovakian president T. G. Masaryk. Hodonín offers quality tourist services and a wide choice of sporting activities, situated in the south-western part of the town is the zoo.

Spa house – Lázeňský dům Slavkov – Austerlitz Medical s.r.o.

Zlatá Hora 1466 684 01 Slavkov u Brna Tel.: +420 544 227 485 Fax: +420 544 227 489 e-mail: recepce@medical.austerlitz.cz medical.austerlitz.cz

Sanatorium for Backache Treatment The sanatorium is situated in a reconstructed Renaissance house form the 12th century in the historical centre of Znojmo. It provides services on the basis of the latest scientific findings and technologies from the West in a perfect blend with traditional Chinese techniques from the East. It specialises in clients with locomotive system disorders, but the additional services include regeneration, relaxation, wellness, spa treatment as well as alternative treatment. In the reception of the Sanatorium the exhibitions of local artists are regularly held.

Sanatorium for backache treatment of MUDr. Milan Podlipný Divišovo náměstí 10 669 02 Znojmo Tel.: +420 515 223 207, 515 260 666, Fax: +420 515 260 555 e-mail: podlipny@sanatorium-podlipny.cz, www.sanatorium-podlipny.cz

Community centre Šitbořice A spa complex offering massages and baths with sulphur natural mineral water. The range of services includes also bowling, restaurant with bar, social hall and accommodation.

Community centre – Společenský dům – Orlovna Šitbořice Osvobození 403, 691 76 Šitbořice Tel.: +420 519 421 367

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The Southern Moravia offers plenty of possibilities

jousting. You should certainly take your children to

of culture, entertainment and the joy of shopping.

the romance of the Wild West in the western town

The range of possibilities in front of you is at least as

or to one of the zoos. Every year there are many

varied as the local countryside. Every day something

grand celebrations and events, standing out among

is going on, everywhere and for everybody –

them are commemorative and pious events for the

concerts of classical music, folklore festivals and

anniversary of Napoleon’s Battle of Three Emperors.

last but not least the stylish castle celebrations and

When you also consider good accommodation, food

folklore festivals, where enticing visitors are historical

and drinks, high quality and affordable prices, you

fairs, shows of historical handicrafts and knight

will find out that there is no reason to hesitate.

Cultural treasures and living customs

International folklore festival Strážnice

Folklore The well of folklore tradition in The Southern Moravia is really deep and appears to be bottomless. The roads are lined with many Holy Crosses, chapels, Way Side Columns and sculptures of saints, the nostalgia of the old times breathes from the brightly coloured ornaments protruding from the white rendering on the walls of old dwellings. Visitors to this countryside are of course attracted by the colourful airy folk costumes, ancient customs and forgotten trades, not forgetting characteristic dialects, tender lyric and brisk rhythmical folk songs, melodies of dulcimer musical ensembles and dances. In various places in the region held every year are various folklore celebrations and the imaginary gates of the villages and towns during the festive days are wide open to welcome hundreds and thousands of visitors.

Every year at the end of June the town of Strážnice comes to life by the magic of folk songs, dancing and folk costumes, customs and other aspects of traditional folk culture. This oldest and most significant folklore festival in the Czech Republic tries to rescue and introduce traditions of folk culture not only from Bohemia and Moravia, but also of other nations and ethnic minorities. Folklore ensembles from the Czech Republic and abroad, and even the representatives of the ethnic minorities meet here every year. A part of the Festival includes performances of children’s ensembles and a series of programmes in the environment of the open-air museum – Museum of the Village of the South-eastern Moravia. Lovers of folk songs and music as well as lovers of wine and regional gastronomy will certainly also enjoy themselves – in other words anyone can choose what they desire from the programme selection.

Institute of folk culture – Ústav lidové kultury, 696 62 Strážnice Tel.: +420 518 332 092, 518 332 132, Fax: +420 518 332 101 e-mail: info@ulk-straznice.cz, www.ulk-straznice.cz

Moravian Slovakian Year in Kyjov

Podluží in song and dance The centre of the folklore life in the Podluží area is in the town of Tvrdonice.

In the local complex during the first weekend in June the folklore celebrations Podluží in Song and Dance take place, after the Strážnice celebrations the second most famous folklore festival in Moravia. During these days to Tvrdonice come not only folk music ensembles but also the young and old in traditional folk costumes, to show and perform for visitors folk songs, customs and rituals, as well as the art of singing “ornament”, dance and music. Included in the festival is a brass band show, village youth coming on horse drawn carriages and the main event of the celebrations, introducing the ensembles and groups from Podluží and guests from other regions, local and foreign.

Council – Obecní úřad Tvrdonice 691 53 Tvrdonice Tel.: +420 519 339 203 e-mail: tvrdonice@podluzi.cz www.podluzi.cz/cze/obce/tvrdonice

A significant folklore celebration held once every four years, in which taking part are tens of folklore and music ensembles from the Kyjov region and its wide environs. During four August days from Thursday to Sunday Kyjov is dedicated to folk traditions and customs, songs, the richness and beauty of folk costumes. The programme of the folklore festival includes besides stage performances also events, which regularly repeat. On Thursday it is the brass band show, on Friday erecting the May pole, on Saturday a folk fair and a big folk costume parade through the town. The main Sunday event is the Ride of Kings and pulling down of the May pole.

Tourist information centre Kyjov Tel.: 518 610 180, 518 613 302, Fax: 518 612 357 e-mail: tic@kyjov.com, www.kyjov.com

Horňácko celebrations The scene of yearly folklore celebrations is in Velká nad Veličkou, the centre of the Horňácko area and at the same time the entrance point to the White Carpathiens. Rich traditions of folk art and folklore, which take place in the second half of July, present visitors with a rich palette of entertainment – fairs, performances of the children’s dulcimer music ensembles, women’s choirs, regional artists and composed programmes of individual ensembles.

Council – Obec Velká nad Veličkou 696 74 Velká nad Veličkou, Tel.: +420 518 329 201, Fax: +420 518 329 201 e-mail: obecvelka@iol.cz, www.obecvelka.cz

Accomodation

Hotel Club ***

Flag Hotel ***

Komenského 596, 697 01 Kyjov Tel.: +420 518 614 313 Fax: +420 518 616 982 e-mail: info@hotel-club.cz www.hotel-club.cz

Předměstí 3, 696 62 Strážnice Tel.: +420 518 332 059, 518 332 060 Fax: +420 518 332 099 e-mail: flagtours@tiscali.cz www.flag.cz

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Brno – the city of culture, festivals and classical music The variety of culture, which Brno offers, is at least as diverse as the entire Southern Moravia. You can start for example with a walk around local historical squares, busy city streets and courtyards of old palaces. Just these places during summer turn into unusual stages, where in front of the eyes of local and foreign tourists the old and contemporary art comes to life. There certainly was a good reason why this city became the home and inspiration source for many artists, scientists and composers. Brno really has a lot to offer – museums and galleries, theatres, cinemas, multi-movie theatres, concerts, libraries, music clubs and social multipurpose halls, literary coffee shops and tea rooms, various clubs for all age groups, markets, folk celebrations and festivals all year round – this is Brno, sacred to Muses.

Brno – the City in the Centre of Europe Ten days of entertainment, more than two hundred events of all kinds and hundreds of thousands of visitors – this is a brief statistic of the more and more popular festival.

The programmes are concentrated mainly in the centre of the city, at the Brno dam, the complex of the Brno trade fair and exhibition centre and the castles of Špilberk and Veveří.

What can you see and hear during those days? Here is just a random selection of the colourful range offering the most enticing possibilities, for example the regular fireworks competition show Ignis Brunensis, traditional meeting of hot-air balloonists, rides in historical trams and buses, open-air concerts and theatre performances, historical fairs, car races, folk castle celebrations… All in all if you want to come to Brno and have fun, the traditional festival at the turn of May and June is the best choice for you.

Cultural and Information Centre of the City of Brno Tel.: +420 542 211 090, Fax: +420 542 210 758 e-mail: info@kicbrno.cz, www.kultura-brno.cz

Music festival CONCENTUS MORAVIAE Chateaux, churches, synagogue, as well as the chateau greenhouse or the entrance hall into the noble Crypt make the premises, where another significant Moravian festival, Concentus Moraviae, takes place, being the largest festival of old music in the Czech Republic. Every year during three weeks at the beginning of summer in fourteen basic Moravian towns in the environs of Brno and two additional towns, often at unique historical places, you can hear classical music in its best interpretation. One concert is always held in the Austrian bordering area. The interesting structure of the festival asks for a more demanding audience, therefore the concept of the programme of Concentus Moraviae is exceptionally worked out, quality and it always brings something new. The festival had a very successful “French” annual and a not any less successful “Slavonic” concept, the latest innovations were jazz and klezmer – music of Jewish composers. The festival Concentus Moraviae, focused especially on the young, but already top musicians, attracts tens of artists from all over the world including the biggest stars of the new generation.

International Centre of Slavonic Music – Mezinárodní centrum slovanské hudby Brno, o.p.s.

Vápenka 14, 636 00 Brno, Tel.: +420 542 213 053, Fax: +420 542 213 056 email: info@concentus-moraviae.cz, www.concentus-moraviae.cz

Easter Festival of Sacred Music The biggest project of its kind in the Czech Republic, a series of six sacred music concerts between Palm and White Sundays, is the yearly crown of significant Christian celebrations in The Southern Moravia. Since 1997 the festival has been held in the Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul in Brno at Petrov under the authority of the Bishop of Brno.

ARS/KONCERT s.r.o.

International music festival Moravian Autumn The biggest celebration of classical music in Moravia commemorating significant anniversaries of famous composers and at the same time reflecting significant contemporary music trends. Every year it involves circa thirty symphonic and chamber concerts, a number of instrumental and vocal recitals, opera and ballet performances as well as various new kinds of stage performances. Every year during three autumn weeks apart from music of the Czech composers premiered are works of many significant international authors. The traditional stage of the symphonic concerts and opera performances usually is in the Janáček Theatre, the smaller events are mainly held in the Besední House, the seat of the State Philharmonic Orchestra Brno. Included in the colourful mosaic of concert evenings is the Colloquium of Musicology, which reflects on the festival theme in the discussions. Since 1996 the International competition of organ interprets has been included among the events.

ARS/KONCERT s.r.o.

Exposition of New Music The festival is a special occasion for those who like to explore something new and interesting in music. New music oversteps the classic conventions in all aspects. Concerts are mostly held at very unusual places, or in the famous Brno music clubs, the programme introduces various trends of contemporary composition in quality international interpretation, music carries in itself a risk of the unknown and with its unpredictable diversity and array doesn’t have to suit every listener. However those, who are willing to open themselves and listen, can during the Exposition of New Music find what they have been looking for.

ARS/KONCERT s.r.o. Úvoz 39, 602 00 Brno, Tel.: +420 543 233 116, Fax: +420 543 233 358 e-mail: ars@arskoncert.cz, www.arskoncert.cz

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Cultural treasures and living customs

Brno city Zoo The Brno zoo, opened at the end of summer 1953 at Mniší Mountain in Brno – Bystrc, on the area of 24 ha they breed almost a thousand species of mainly exotic animals.

Among the main attractions belong, without a doubt, new, very modern expositions. Under the peak of Mniší Mountain is for example a large Safari free range, common for zebras, gnu, giraffe and ostriches, which is a copy of subsahara savannah. The pavilion Tropical kingdom is home especially for the typical representatives of tropical fauna – crocodiles, turtles, snakes and lizards together with monkeys from the Amazonian tropical forest and cute suricate meerkats. The pavilion Tiger’s Rocks, full of rock faces, lakes and waterfalls, is divided into two ranges – for the Sumatra tigers and Ceylon leopards. Joining this pavilion is the building of the Service Centre, from the restaurant in this building, when sitting by the table, it is possible to observe the cats directly through the glass wall. The latest exposition opened at the end of summer 2003, is the range for wolfs and Canadian beavers, featuring a replica of an Indian log cabin with a totem pole. For children there is a large playground and also nearby children’s zoo, full of animals for patting and stroking. In the Brno zoo you can spend a whole day; just to see all the animals will take you a few hours, but because the individual expositions are freely scattered in the forest on the slopes and on a crest of the Mniší Mountain, you will be constantly surrounded by nature. For less fit visitors there are electro-cars, which will help them to climb up the main slope of the mountain, in the top part of the zoo you can go for a ride in a small train.

Brno City Zoo – Zoologická zahrada města Brna U Zoologické zahrady 45, 635 00 Brno Tel.: +420 546 432 311, Fax: +420 546 210 000 e-mail: zoo@zoobrno.cz, www.zoobrno.cz

Romance of the Wild West The western town Wild West Boskovice is an amusement nature park built in the complex of a former sand quarry, which very much resembles countryside scenes from adventure movies. Every year in the amphitheatre held are new performances from the Wild West times, in the Buffallo Bill Show Arena you can see the wild riding of riders, cattle and horses. Not missing is also a trapper village with a stylish restaurant Tavern and famous cemetery Boot Hill. On top of that you can listen to stories of the fur trappers, buy Indian nick-nacks or stay in the hunter’s log cabin. If you are eager for Indian romance, then you should get on your way to the Indian village, where you can sleep in a real Indian tee-pee. Awaiting you in the small town is a number of saloons with well-known country dancing, horse riding, artificial rain for long summer days and if you got a headache from all those attractions, you should certainly visit the Dr. Quinn office. By the way, western town doesn’t overlook children. Every day there are competitions, games, slides and monkey bars waiting for them. You certainly won’t get bored.

Hodonín Zoo Hodonín Zoo in the pleasant environment of the swamp forest breeds circa 450 animals of more than 150 species. Among the most significant expositions belongs Sea World, charming visitors by the unique beauty of the sea fauna and coral reefs, the pavilion of monkeys and the pavilion of exotic birds. Included in the complex is the children’s zoo with several kinds of animals “for patting”, accessible for children. In the box office you can also buy food for animals and you can freely offer it to the animals in the Children’s zoo, as well as to goats and horses in other free ranges. The tour through the zoo, which covers an area of 7,5 ha takes one to two hours, however with children you will probably spend a longer time here. Awaiting the small visitors is the children’s play area and newly built playground, during the season there are also other attractions – jumping castle, motorbikes, train and roundabouts. The zoo you can find on the south-western outskirts of the town, in the quarter of Bažantnice. Free parking is circa 200 metres from the main entrance.

ZOO Hodonín U červených domků 3529, 695 03 Hodonín Tel: +420 518 346 271, 606 741 106, Fax: +420 518 343 413 E-mail: director@zoo-hodonin.cz, www.zoo-hodonin.cz

Wild West Boskovice Komenského 50, 680 01 Boskovice Tel.: +420 602 544 660 e-mail: wildwest@wildwest.cz, www.wildwest.cz

Vyškov ZOO-PARK The zoo specialises in breeding of original kinds and species of domestic and farm animals from all around the world. The most popular exposition is the Our Granny’s Yard, resembling an old farm yard, where you can pat and have a close look at various kinds of goats, sheep, pigs and poultry. For children the zoo-park has a whole range of attractions; besides see-saws and swings there are for example wooden sculptures of animals, used as monkey bars and forms. For fun of the small and the big there is also a small ceramic village, inhabited by small rodents – guinea-pigs and rabbits. The entrance to the complex covering an area of 8 ha is found in the south-eastern corner of the chateau garden, which you can enter through the chateau complex directly from the centre of the town of Vyškov.

ZOO-PARK Vyškov Palánek 424, 682 01 Vyškov Tel.: +420 517 346 356, 606 447 224, Fax: +420 517 346 356 e-mail: zoopark@zoo.vyskov.cz

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Holiday Programmes The Southern Moravia will fulfil the desires of the small and the big for discovery, entertainment and adventure. In order to help you to find out what in this flood of ideas matches your nicely spent holidays, we have prepared two suggestions for one week routes and sightseeing tours in such a way, so they include as many interesting destinations and events as possible. Just as experienced and skilled chefs we have prepared for you a unique culinary experience: For the entrée a couple of old historical towns, the main course is made up of hills, forests and picturesque slopes of highlands with a side dish of ponds, rivers and dams, salad is made of hiking and cycling routes, we add two handfuls of chateaux, castles and monasteries, as a dessert we serve theatres, concerts and festivals – and instead of the so-called icing on the cake comes excellent wine from Moravian vineyards and regional gastronomic specialities. So off we go!

1. Prolonged weekend on the golf courses Friday • arrival to Slavkov • in the morning playing on the golf course Golf Club Austerlitz (see page 23) • in the afternoon a tour to the chateau and continuing the golf programme, or relaxation in the Spa House Slavkov (see page 31) • in the evening swimming in the aquapark in Vyškov (see page 21) • accommodation in Slavkov or Vyškov Saturday • departure to Kořenec • in the morning and in the afternoon playing on the golf course Sokrates Golf & Country Club (see page 23) • in the early evening departure to Boskovice, tour through the Jewish town, or entertainment programme in the Wild West City (see page 12 and 35) • accommodation in Boskovice Sunday • departure to Brno • in the morning playing on the golf course Golf club AMK Brno in the complex of the Masaryk Circuit (see page 23) • in the afternoon boat trip on the Brno dam (see page 20) • departure in the early evening This programme can be undertaken from 1st April to 31st October, which is the operation period of the golf courses, as well as the other establishments mentioned above.

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2. All the charms of folklore and wine Friday • arrival to Strážnice • in the morning a tour to the Open Air Museum – Museum of the Village of the South-eastern Moravia • in the afternoon a trip to the Travičné look-out (see page 13) • swimming in the outdoor swimming pool in Strážnice (see page 21) • evening party in the wine cellar, accommodation in Strážnice Saturday • departure to Hodonín • on the way a stop in Petrov and a tour to the preservation zone of wine cellars Plže • visit to the Hodonín Zoo and Hodonín Spa (see page 31 and 35) • in the afternoon a tour to the chateau in Milotice and a walk through the chateau park • in the early evening departure to Čejkovice, tour to historical Templar cellars (see page 17) • social evening in the Templar wine bar, accommodation in Čejkovice in the former Templar keep Sunday • departure to Veselí nad Moravou • boat trip on the Bata Canal (see page 20) • departure in the afternoon This programme can be undertaken from 1st May to 31st August, which is the operation period of all the establishments mentioned above. Besides that you can pick from the current offer of folklore performances and folk celebrations.

3. Long journey through The Southern Moravia First day • arrival to Brno • tour to the historical city centre (Old Town Hall, Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral, Špilberk castle) • accommodation in Brno Second day • in the morning a tour to the villa Tugendhat – UNESCO monument, world’s masterpiece of functionalistic architecture. The villa from 1930 is the most significant European structure of the architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe • for the rest of the morning free programme, shopping • in the afternoon a visit to the Moravian Karst, tour to the Punkva caves, trip by a cable-car to the Macocha Abyss (see page 5) • return through Křtiny, pilgrimage church of the Name of the Virgin Mary • dinner, a visit to a selected cultural event (for example see page 34) • accommodation in Brno Third day • a whole-day trip to the Austerlitz battleground (see page 8) – visit to the knolls of Žuráň and Santon, tour to the memorial and museum at the Peace Memorial and the Old Post Office, in the afternoon a visit to Šlapanice and a tour to the chateau and museum in Slavkov • evening relaxation in the Spa House Slavkov (see page 31) • accommodation in Slavkov

Fourth day • in the morning departure to Strážnice, a tour to the Open Air Museum – Museum of the village of South-eastern Moravia (see page 13) • a stop in Petrov and tour to the preservation zone of wine cellars Plže, then departure to Lednice and a walk through the chateau park • in the afternoon a tour to the Lednice chateau and the chateau greenhouse (see page 6), during the season a boat trip along the chateau river Dyje (see page 20), a trip to other sights of the Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape according to individual choice • dinner and social evening in a wine cellar, accommodation in Valtice Fifth day • in the morning a tour to the Valtice chateau and National Salon of Wines, a walk along the Wine-growing educational path (see page 12 and 16) • in the afternoon departure to Mikulov, tour to the town, regional museum with wine-growing exposition, a visit to the Dietrichstein Crypt, a walk through the former Jewish quarter and a visit to the Jewish cemetery, for more sporty visitors a climb to the Holy Hill and a walk through the Pálava Protected Landscape Area • dinner and social evening in a wine cellar, tasting of wine from the Mikulov wine-growing region, accommodation in Mikulov Sixth day • departure to Znojmo, tour to the historical centre and town’s underground, visit and tour to the Louka monastery with wine-growing expositions (see page 15) • in the afternoon according to choice a tour to Bítov castle or to the chateau Vranov nad Dyjí, walk through the Podyjí National park to the Hardegg look-out (see page 11) • dinner and social evening in a wine cellar, tasting of wine from the Znojmo wine-growing region, accommodation in Znojmo Seventh day • in the morning departure along the route of the Wine-growing Tourist Programme (see page 15), visit to the Cross Wine Cellar in Přímětice, the oldest bottled wine archive cellar in the Czech Republic in Jaroslavice and Šobes vineyard • departure This programme is designed for bigger groups. It can be started on any day, the offer of activities is valid throughout the whole year with some exceptions.

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Who to come to The Southern Moravia with? – Incoming travel agencies

Travel agency IRRA

Travel agency TRAVEL 2002

The travel agency offers romantic holidays at the ranger’s house Kančí obora in the Lednice-Valtice cultural landscape; ideal conditions for hiking, cycling, swimming in natural water reservoirs, fishing and winegrowing tourism (the ranger’s house has its own wine cellar). The agency also prepares individual tourist programmes and package programmes for various time periods. As additional programmes they offer rides in a carriage and boats, visits to the birds’ reserve, trips to Pálava and hunting.

Languages: English and German.

The travel agency offers wellness holidays, wine-tasting and banquets in wine cellars, historical and chateau premises. Incentive tourism, visit to the Southern Moravian folklore events, excursions to breweries, wineries and traditional workshops. Accommodation in hotels and guesthouses, transport by microbuses and luxury buses. Individual tourist programmes according to demand.

Languages: English, German.

Travel agency IRRA, v.o.s.

Předměstí 399, 696 62 Strážnice Tel.: +420 518 332 184, Fax: +420 518 332 067 e-mail: irra@irra.cz, www.irra.cz

Travel agency BVV Fair Travel The travel agency offers complex programmes, for example sightseeing tours to the city of Brno focused on historical monuments and functionalism, further trips to the significant sites and places of interest in the region: Moravian Karst, Austerlitz Battlefield with Peace Memorial Mohyla míru, Porta Coeli monastery in Předklášteří, Templar Wine Cellars in Čejkovice, Slavonic Epic by Alfons Mucha in Moravský Krumlov. Travel agency also prepares tourist programmes according to individual demand.

Languages: English, German, Russian, French.

Travel agency BVV FAIR TRAVEL s.r.o.

Starobrněnská 20, 602 00 Brno Tel.: +420 542 218 930, Fax: +420 542 216 507 E-mail: bvvfairtravel@sky.cz, www.bvv.cz/ft

Travel agency TRAVEL 2002 spol. s r.o.

Moravské náměstí 4, 602 00 Brno Tel./Fax: +420 542 210 102 e-mail: ck@travel2002.cz, www.travel2002.cz

Travel agency ČEBUS The travel agency offers excursions to The Southern Moravia focused on cultural, historical, technical and folklore monuments. Programmes of the excursions are accompanied by a gourmet theme, specialities of Southern Moravian cuisine, wine tasting, beer tasting in breweries, or a folklore performance. The agency also offers a guide, transport and accommodation services, tourist programmes according to individual demand.

Languages: English, German, French, Hungarian, Croatian, Polish.

Travel agency ČEBUS, s.r.o.

Běhounská 132/19, 656 34 Brno Tel: +420 542 217 898, 542 215 145, 542 210 046, Fax: +420 542 216 185 e-mail: info@acebus.cz, www.acebus.cz

Travel agency NOVA The travel agency provides incoming tourism within the entire Czech Republic, agency bus MAN, professional guides in English, German and Italian, accommodation and stays for groups and individuals. Accommodation available also in the agency’s guesthouse NOVA by the Vranov dam, tourist programmes according to individual demand.

Travel agency ČEDOK The travel agency provides accommodation in The Southern Moravia, spa and tourist programmes with a visit to the Punkva caves and Austerlitz Battlefield. Tourist programmes according to individual demand.

Languages: English, German, Russian, professional guides also in French and Spanish.

Travel agency ČEDOK Nádražní 10/12, 656 42 Brno Tel.: +420 542 321 267, 542 211 562, Fax: +420 542 213 179 e-mail: brno@cedok.cz, www.cedok.cz

Travel agency ZMS-TOURS The travel agency offers group stays focused on excursions to the winegrowing areas, folklore events and historical monuments of The Southern Moravia. Special programmes for students and seniors, excursions to the city of Brno and its environs, tourist programmes according to individual demand.

Languages: English, German.

Travel agency ZMS-TOURS spol. s r.o.

Sukova 2, 602 00 Brno Tel.: +420 542 215 227, Fax: +420 542 215 220 e-mail: zmstours@sky.cz, www.zmstours.cz

Travel agency L.7 – OAZA Guide services, tourist programmes according to individual demand and package several-day programmes.

Languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Russian, Polish.

Travel agency L.7 – OAZA Lidická 7, 602 00 Brno Tel.: +420 549 255 326, Fax: +420 541 211 448 e-mail: ck.oaza@centrum.cz

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Travel agency NOVA Velká Michalská 1, 669 01 Znojmo Tel.: +420 515 221 383, 515 223 099, Fax: +420 515 221 383 e-mail: cknova@cknova.cz, www.cknova.cz

Other incoming travel agencies • Agency RTIC s.r.o Náměstí 30, 692 01 Mikulov Tel.: +420 519 512 200 e-mail: rtic@adonis.ndc.cz • Travel agency SWISS SERVICE – Hotel Vranov Masarykovo náměstí 42 682 01 Vyškov Tel.: +420 517 333 300 Fax: +420 517 333 301 E-mail: swiss.service@iol.cz www.hotelvranov.cz • Travel agency Relax Tours, s.r.o.

Pekařská 2, 602 00 Brno Tel.: +420 543 232 910 Fax: +420 543 232 911 e-mail: info@brno.relaxtours.cz www.relaxtours.cz

• FRAMO – ZNOJMO spol. s r.o.

Rudoleckého 25, 669 02 Znojmo Tel.: +420 515 222 073 Fax: +420 515 221 147 e-mail: ck@framo.cz www.framo.cz • Travel agency KUDRNA s.r.o.

Bašty 2, 663 14 Brno Tel.: +420 542 216 764 Fax: +420 542 216 763 e-mail: kudrna@kudrna.cz www.kudrna.cz • Travel agency COLUMBUS Masarykovo nám. 4, 682 01 Vyškov Tel.: +420 517 346 020 517 333 255 Fax: +420 517 346 020 E-mail: columbus@iol.cz

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Tourist information centres • Blansko information office “Blanka” Rožmitálova 6, 678 01 Blansko Tel.: +420 516 410 470, Fax: +420 516 410 480 E-mail: info@info.bk.cz, www.blansko.cz/blanka, www.blanensko.cz

• Cultural and information centre Oslavany Široká 2, Dělnický dům, 664 12 Oslavany Tel.: +420 546 423 283, 604 108 641, Fax: +420 546 418 410 E-mail: oslavany@mboxr.cz, www.oslavany-mesto.cz

• Central information service Skalní mlýn Skalní mlýn 65, 678 25 Blansko-Skalní mlýn Tel.: +420 516 410 024, 516 413 575, Fax: +420 516 413 579 E-mail: uismk@cavemk.cz, www.cavemk.cz

• Information centre Ostrov u Macochy 679 14 Ostrov u Macochy 107 Tel.: 516 444 328, Fax: 516 444 329 e-mail: obec@ostrovumacochy.cz, www.ostrovumacochy.cz

• Town information centre Boskovice Masarykovo nám. 1, 680 01 Boskovice Tel.: +420 516 453 253, Fax: +420 516 453 253 E-mail: informace@boskovice.cz, www.boskovice.cz

• Tourist information centre Pasohlávky 691 22 Pasohlávky Tel./Fax.: +420 519 427 624, Fax: +420 519 427 501 E-mail: info@pasohlavky.cz, tic@pasohlavky.cz, www.pasohlavky.cz

• Cultural and information centre of the town of Brno Radnická 8, 602 00 Brno Tel.: +420 542 211 090, Fax: +420 542 210 758 E-mail: info@kicbrno.cz, www.kultura-brno.cz • Tourist information centre Břeclav Nám. T. G. Masaryka 3, 690 81 Břeclav Tel.: +420 519 326 900, Fax: +420 519 326 900 E-mail: info@breclav.org, www.breclav.org • Cultural and information centre Dolní Kounice Masarykovo nám. 2, 664 64 Dolní Kounice Tel.: +420 546 420 005, Fax: +420 546 421 304 E-mail: kic@dolnikounice.cz www.dolnikounice.cz, www.dolnikounice.obec.cz • Information centre of the town Hodonín Národní třída 36, 695 35 Hodonín Tel.: +420 518 352 577, 518 351 437, Fax: +420 518 352 577 E-mail: info@muhodonin.cz, www.hodonin.com • Tourist information centre of the Hustopeče region Dukelské nám. 23, Dům „U Synků“, 693 01 Hustopeče Tel.: +420 519 412 909, Fax: +420 519 412 909 E-mail: info@hustopecsko.net, tic-hpt@hustopecsko.net www.hustopecsko.net • Cultural and information centre Ivančice Palackého nám. 9, 664 91 Ivančice Tel.: +420 546 451 870, Fax: +420 546 451 870 E-mail: kic@selfnet.cz, www.muiv.cz • Tourist information centre Kyjov Komenského 616, 697 01 Kyjov Tel.: +420 518 610 180, 518 613 302, Fax: +420 518 612 357 E-mail: tic@kyjov.com, www.kyjov.com • Tourist information centre Lednice Zámecké nám. 68, 691 44 Lednice Tel.: +420 519 340 986, Fax: +420 519 340 986 E-mail: tic@lednice.cz, www.lednice.cz • Tourist information centre Mikulov Náměstí 30, 692 01 Mikulov Tel.: +420 519 512 200, Fax: +420 519 510 855 E-mail: tic@mikulov.cz, www.mikulov.cz • Town cultural and information centre Miroslav Nám. Svobody 13, 671 72 Miroslav Tel.: +420 515 333 539, Fax: +420 515 333 608 E-mail: mumiroslav@oknet.cz, www.mesto-miroslav.cz • Tourist information centre Moravský Krumlov Smetanova 167, 672 01 Moravský Krumlov Tel.: +420 515 321 064, Fax: +420 515 321 064 E-mail: morkrum.info@volny.cz, www.moravsky-krumlov.cz

• Information Regional Centre AUSTERLITZ Palackého nám. 1, 684 01 Slavkov u Brna Tel.: +420 544 220 988, Fax: +420 544 220 988 E-mail: info.austerlitz@infos.cz, www.slavkov.cz • Information centre Sloup 679 13 Sloup 1 Tel.: +420 516 435 237, 516 436 016, Fax: +420 516 435 237 E-mail: ousloup@bknet.cz, www.address.cz/sloup • Information centre of the town of Strážnice Předměstí 399, 696 62 Strážnice Tel.: +420 518 332 184, Fax: +420 518 332 067 E-mail: irra@irra.cz, www.irra.cz • Tourist information centre Valtice Nám. Svobody 4, 691 42 Valtice Tel.: +420 519 352 978, Fax: +420 519 352 978 E-mail: tic.info@radnice-valtice.cz, www.radnice-valtice.cz • Information centre Velké Pavlovice Hlavní 9, 691 06 Velké Pavlovice Tel.: +420 519 429 337, Fax: +420 519 429 337 E-mail: infocentrum@velke-pavlovice.cz, www.velke-pavlovice.cz • Information centre Bata Canal Zámecká 2, 698 01 Veselí nad Moravou Tel.: +420 518 325 330, Fax: +420 518 325 330 E-mail: abk@batacanal.cz, www.batacanal.cz • Education and information centre White Carpathiens Bartolomějské nám. 47, 698 01 Veselí nad Moravou Tel.: +420 518 322 545, Fax: +420 518 324 792 E-mail: visbk@bilekarpaty.cz, www.bilekarpaty.cz • Tourist information centre of the Vranov region Náměstí 47 671 03 Vranov nad Dyjí Tel.: +420 515 296 285, Fax: +420 515 296 285 e-mail: infocentrumvnd@volny.cz, www.vranov-region.cz • Tourist information centre Vyškov Masarykovo nám. 1, 682 01 Vyškov Tel.: +420 517 301 310, 517 301 312, Fax: +420 517 301 301 E-mail: infocentrum@meuvyskov.cz, www.vyskov-mesto.cz • Administration of the Podyjí National Park Na Vyhlídce 5, 669 01 Znojmo Tel.: +420 515 226 722, Fax: +420 515 222 552 E-mail: info@nppodyji.cz, www.nppodyji.cz • Tourist information centre Znojmo Obroková 10, 669 01 Znojmo Tel.: +420 515 222 552, Fax: +420 515 222 552 E-mail: tic@beseda.znojmo.cz, www.znojmocity.cz • Visitors’ centre of the Podyjí National Park Čížov 176, 671 02 Šumná Tel.: +420 515 291 630 E-mail: infocenrum@nppodyji.cz, www.nppodyji.cz

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NOT FOR SALE The project was realised thanks to a grant from the Czech Tourist Authority with contributions by the Ministry of Regional Development CR.

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Southern Moravia Region Žerotínovo náměstí 3/5, 601 82 Brno Tel.: +420 541 651 111 Fax: +420 541 651 209 e-mail: podatelna@kr-jihomoravsky.cz www.kr-jihomoravsky.cz, www.jizni-morava.cz